The baby name Bahadur Shah is a Male name and is pronounced bə-HA-dur shah (IPA: /bəˈhɑːdʊr ʃɑː/).
The baby name Bahadur Shah is a Male name and is pronounced bə-HA-dur shah (IPA: /bəˈhɑːdʊr ʃɑː/).
Bahadur Shah is Hindi, Persian, Urdu in Origin.
Bahadur Shah is a masculine compound name rooted in the Persianate world. Bahadur derives from Persian bahādur, “brave” or “valiant,” itself traced to Turkic–Mongolic baghatur “hero.” Shah comes from Persian shāh, “king” or “ruler.” Together, the name conveys “Valiant King” or “Brave Shah.” It appears in Persian, Urdu, and Hindi usage, circulating widely across North India, the Deccan, and the Himalayan region, and functioning both as a personal name and as an honorific or regnal style.
The name is strongly associated with royalty: Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat (r. 1526–1537); the Mughal emperors Bahadur Shah I (r. 1707–1712) and Bahadur Shah II “Zafar” (r. 1837–1857); and Nepal’s regent Bahadur Shah (1757–1797). Variants and spellings include Bahādur Shāh; Bahadoor Shah; Bahadurshah; Turkish-influenced Bahadır Şah; Persian Bahador Shah; Urdu بہادر شاہ; and Devanagari बहादुर शाह. Related forms include the standalone Bahadur/Bahador/Bahadır and the title-derived surname Shah.
Bahadur Shah is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 8 recorded uses, across 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
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