boy's name

Shahzad

shah-ZAHD

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 341

Shahzad is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2025, when 23 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Shahzad Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Shahzad by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 5
1980s 37
1990s 15
2000s 17
2010s 39
2020s (to 2025) 71

How Popular Is Shahzad?

In 2025, Shahzad was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Shahzad Is Used

Scotland #296 4 in 1978
Canada #2,305 9 in 2024
England & Wales #2,917 8 in 2025
United States #4,523 23 in 2025
France #6,551 5 in 2025

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Shahzad

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

Parents Who Like Shahzad Also Like

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

How to Say Shahzad

  • Pronunciation shah-ZAHD

Sibling Names for Shahzad

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Shahzad — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Shahzad

How popular is the name Shahzad?

In 2025, Shahzad was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Shahzad is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Shahzad?

Shahzad has 2 syllables.

When was Shahzad most popular?

Shahzad peaked in 2025, when 23 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Shahzad a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shahzad currently ranks #2,305 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.