girl's name
Scherazade
- Gender Girl
- Letters 10
- Births on record 200
Scherazade is a girl's name. In 2007 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 1999, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1968.
Scherazade over time
Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 30 |
| 1980s | 50 |
| 1990s | 65 |
| 2000s (to 2007) | 50 |
How popular is Scherazade?
In 2007, Scherazade was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Scherazade is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Schérazade | Schérazade is a rare spelling of Scherazade, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Scherazade
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Scherazade also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Scherazade over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Scherazade
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Scherazade — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Scherazade
Is Scherazade a girl's or a boy's name?
Scherazade is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Scherazade most popular?
Scherazade peaked in 1999, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.