girl's name
Sheherazade
- Gender Girl
- Letters 11
- Births on record 865
Sheherazade is a girl's name. In 2017 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 1993, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1970.
Sheherazade over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 145 |
| 1980s | 230 |
| 1990s | 250 |
| 2000s | 145 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 65 |
| 2020s (to 2017) | 30 |
How popular is Sheherazade?
In 2017, Sheherazade 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 Sheherazade is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Shéhérazade | Shéhérazade is a rare spelling of Sheherazade, written with an acute accent and recorded about 115 times, mostly in France. | 115 |
Names that peaked alongside Sheherazade
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sheherazade also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sheherazade over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sheherazade
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sheherazade — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sheherazade
Is Sheherazade a girl's or a boy's name?
Sheherazade is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sheherazade most popular?
Sheherazade peaked in 1993, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Sheherazade a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sheherazade currently ranks #4,542 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.