Fun Facts About the Name Shaheer
- 439 babies named Shaheer: U.S. records list 439 babies given the name Shaheer from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Shaheer Mean?
Shaheer is an Arabic name meaning "famous" or "renowned." It comes from the Arabic adjective shahīr (شهير), which is formed from the root sh-h-r, a root connected with making something known or public. The same root also produces shahr (شهر), "month," but Shaheer itself is the adjective of fame, not the word for a month. In Urdu and other South Asian Muslim usage, the name keeps that sense: "well known, celebrated."
Shaheer Name History & Origins
Shaheer is used as a personal name in Arabic-speaking countries and in Urdu-speaking Muslim communities, where it is written شہیر. It is a direct adjectival name: the ordinary Arabic word shahīr ("famous, renowned") was taken as a given name without a prefix or suffix. The Arabic form shahīr is the source; Urdu preserves the long ī sound in its spelling and pronunciation. The English spelling Shaheer is a transliteration of that form, with the second syllable stressed.
How Popular is the Name Shaheer?
Shaheer 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 2005. Its best rank was #3,984 in 1998.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,586 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #5,837 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #8,163 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #7,678 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,030 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,416 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,556 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #8,060 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #5,741 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #8,068 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #5,255 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #5,226 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #7,471 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #7,464 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #4,795 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #4,816 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #4,569 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #5,221 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #7,007 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #5,738 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #4,165 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #5,745 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #5,497 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #4,162 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #4,093 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #5,532 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #5,600 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #3,984 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #7,977 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,828 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #10,069 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #5,807 | 10 | 0.0005% |
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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