Fun Facts About the Name Shaheen
- 735 babies named Shaheen: U.S. records list 735 babies given the name Shaheen from 1880 through 2025. Even 143 girls received the name Shaheen - about 1 girl for every 4 boys.
What Does the Name Shaheen Mean?
Shaheen is a given name of Persian origin meaning "falcon." It comes from the Persian word shāhīn (شاهین), the name of a bird of prey - in South Asia the shaheen falcon is identified with a subspecies of the peregrine falcon used in falconry. A popular explanation breaks the word into shāh ("king") plus a suffix, giving the sense "royal falcon," but this breakdown is a customary interpretation rather than a securely established etymology, and the older origin of shāhīn is uncertain. The literal meaning of the name is simply the falcon.
Shaheen Name History & Origins
The Persian word shāhīn has long named a hunting falcon valued in the falconry traditions of Iran and Central Asia, and it appears in Persian poetry and courtly writing as an image of nobility and speed. From Persian the word passed into neighboring languages, giving Turkish şahin, Arabic shāhīn (sometimes transliterated Chahine), and Urdu and other South Asian forms, where it remains the ordinary word for the falcon.
As a personal name, Shaheen is used in Iran, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, and among diaspora communities, and it also serves as a surname. The Turkish form Şahin is common as both a given name and a family name in Turkey. In South Asia the name is tied to the shaheen falcon, a bird held in high regard in the region's hunting and literary traditions.
How Popular is the Name Shaheen?
Shaheen has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1990. Its best rank was #2,694 in 1985.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | #15,686 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #15,317 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #9,200 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #7,915 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #8,597 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #10,613 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #9,085 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #5,816 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #8,063 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #6,712 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #8,890 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #6,075 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #8,356 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #8,244 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #7,131 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #8,813 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #9,909 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #9,331 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #7,210 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,680 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2024 | #4,839 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #4,717 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #7,185 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #5,978 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #6,565 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #8,111 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #6,609 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #8,698 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #7,440 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #5,948 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #8,005 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #12,040 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #6,312 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #6,371 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #10,841 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #10,715 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #10,479 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #8,187 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #12,925 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #4,645 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #5,853 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #4,310 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #4,830 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #3,856 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #3,804 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #5,071 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #5,806 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #4,185 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #4,533 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #3,979 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #2,857 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #3,426 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #4,121 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #3,178 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #3,623 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #2,694 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #3,650 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #4,094 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #3,454 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #3,814 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #7,120 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #4,030 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,968 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #3,676 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #5,133 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,623 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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