girl's name

Shahrazad

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 34

Shahrazad is a girl's name. In 2016 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1989, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1989.

Shahrazad over time

Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Shahrazad by decade in France
Decade Births
1980s 5
2000s 5
2010s 5
2020s (to 2022) 5

How popular is Shahrazad?

In 2022, Shahrazad was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shahrazad is used

England & Wales #7,095 3 in 2020
France #7,834 5 in 2022
United States #16,121 6 in 2016

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Shahrazad

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Shahrazad also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shahrazad over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shahrazad

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shahrazad — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shahrazad

How popular is the name Shahrazad?

In 2022, Shahrazad was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Shahrazad a girl's or a boy's name?

Shahrazad is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Shahrazad most popular?

Shahrazad peaked in 1989, when 5 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.