The baby name Shah Rukh is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ʃɑː ˈrʊx/; respelling: 'SHAH-rookh' (kh = voiceless velar fricative, like German 'Bach').
Shah Rukh is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Shah Rukh is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ʃɑː ˈrʊx/; respelling: 'SHAH-rookh' (kh = voiceless velar fricative, like German 'Bach').
Shah Rukh is Persian in Origin.
Shah Rukh combines Persian shah “king” and rokh/rukh “face, countenance,” yielding the sense “royal-faced” or “the king’s visage.” The compound appears in Persian as Shâhrokh (شاهرخ) and in Urdu as Shāh Rukh (شاہ رخ). Although rukh also names the chess “rook,” that word shares the same Persian root but refers to a chariot and is separate from the personal-name sense.
The name flourished in Persianate courts and Sufi-influenced cultures, borne most prominently by the Timurid ruler Shahrukh Mirza (r. 1405–1447), which helped spread it across Iran, Central Asia, and later Mughal-ruled South Asia. In modern times it is well known through Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan. Variants include Shahrukh, Shahrokh, Shâhrokh, and compound spellings Shah Rukh/Shahrukh; related forms appear in Afghan and Tajik usage.
Shah Rukh is rarely chosen. In all, it turns up just 61 times, across 15 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #987 | 15 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Shah Rukh is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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