The baby name Dilsad is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /dilˈsad/; respelling: DIL-sahd.
Dilsad is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Dilsad is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /dilˈsad/; respelling: DIL-sahd.
Dilsad is Turkish in Origin.
Dilsad is a Persian compound name from dil “heart” and shād “glad, joyful,” yielding the sense “glad-hearted” or “one who makes the heart happy.” It travels widely across the Persianate world and neighboring languages, appearing in Persian, Kurdish, Turkish, and Urdu. Common variants include Dilshad (standard), Dilşad (Turkish), Delshad/Delşad (vowel shift), and Dilshaad (South Asian spelling). The Arabic-script form in Persian/Urdu is دلشاد.
As both a given name and poetic epithet, it occurs in classical Persian literature - ghazals by poets such as Saʿdi and Hafez often use dilshād to describe a joyous heart - and entered courtly name pools in Ottoman and Mughal eras. Today it remains in use from Iran and Kurdistan to Pakistan and India, generally feminine in Turkish/Kurdish contexts and more often masculine in South Asia, with occasional surname formation (e.g., Delshad).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #71 | 5 | 1,051 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #600 | 6 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #621 | 11 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #671 | 37 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #735 | 35 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #858 | 24 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #892 | 110 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #924 | 12 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,053 | 40 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,152 | 60 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,201 | 426 | 28,008 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
Dilsad is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:
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