The baby name Shahzadi is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced shah-ZAH-dee (IPA: /ʃɑːˈzɑːdi/).
Shahzadi is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Shahzadi is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced shah-ZAH-dee (IPA: /ʃɑːˈzɑːdi/).
Shahzadi is Persian in Origin.
Shahzadi is a feminine Persianate name meaning “princess,” built from Persian shah (king) + zād/zādeh (born, offspring) with the feminine suffix -ī; literally “born of a king” or “king’s daughter.” It entered Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi via Persian courtly vocabulary and is pronounced shah-ZAH-dee or sheh-ZAH-dee. The name carries regal, affectionate overtones in South Asian Muslim communities and beyond.
Across history it functioned both as a title and a given name in Persianate courts, notably under the Mughals and various Nawab and Nizam dynasties, where royal daughters might be styled Shahzadi alongside honorifics like Begum. As a personal name, it gained broader civilian use in the 19th–20th centuries and remains familiar in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and the diaspora. Common variants and spellings include Shehzadi, Shahzaadi, Shazadi, and Shāhzādī; related masculine forms are Shahzad/Shehzad and Shahzada, with Turkish cognate Şehzade (prince).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #269 | 6 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #373 | 14 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #383 | 14 | 15,987 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #531 | 23 | 20,968 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #555 | 7 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #620 | 12 | 13,121 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #864 | 72 | 25,931 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Shahzadi is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:
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