Fun Facts About the Name Shehzad
- 76 babies named Shehzad: U.S. records list 76 babies given the name Shehzad from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Shehzad Mean?
Shehzad is a masculine given name meaning "prince" or "son of a king." It comes from Persian: shāh (شاه), "king," and zāda (زاده), "born" or "offspring," from the verb zādan, "to be born." The fuller Persian form is shāhzādeh (شاهزاده), literally "king-born," used for a prince. Shehzad is a transliteration variant of Shahzad, a shorter form related to Shahzada; unlike Shahzada, it lacks the final -a. Its literal sense is "born of a king"; the customary meaning in Persian, Urdu, and related languages is "prince."
Shehzad Name History & Origins
The word behind the name belongs to the Persianate royal vocabulary. In pre-modern Persian, shāhzādeh denoted a king's son or prince, and it was used across courts influenced by Persian administration and literature, including the Mughal Empire in South Asia. The Ottoman Turkish form şehzade was borrowed from Persian and became the standard title for an Ottoman prince. In Urdu, shahzādā (شہزادہ) means prince and shahzādī (شہزادی) princess, while shahzād (شہزاد) is used as a personal name. Shehzad is an English-letter rendering common in Pakistan and among South Asian communities; it reflects the Urdu pronunciation and, compared with Shahzada, lacks the final -a. It is used as a masculine given name in Persian-, Urdu-, and Punjabi-speaking communities and in their diasporas.
How Popular is the Name Shehzad?
Shehzad 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 2023. Its best rank was #5,622 in 2023.
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 | #7,598 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #5,622 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #8,865 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #13,730 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #12,219 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #10,576 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #6,128 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #6,818 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #7,429 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #7,168 | 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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