The baby name Shapur is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced shah-POOR.
Shapur is Middle Persian, Old Iranian, Persian in Origin.
The baby name Shapur is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced shah-POOR.
Shapur is Middle Persian, Old Iranian, Persian in Origin.
Shapur is a Persian masculine name first attested in Middle Persian as Šāhpuhr, written in Pahlavi as 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩. It is a compound of šāh, king, from Old Iranian xšāyaθiya, and puhr, son, cognate with Avestan puθra. The literal sense is son of the king, originally a dynastic or princely designation before it became a personal name in Sasanian usage.
The name is closely tied to the Sasanian Empire, borne by rulers including Shapur I, Shapur II, Shapur III, and the brief seventh-century claimant Shapur-i Shahrvaraz. Armenian sources adapted it as Šapuh and Sepuh; Greek and Latin transmission produced Sapor, while modern romanizations include Shahpur, Shapour, and Shapoor. In Persian literary tradition it appears in historical narratives and in Nizami’s Khusraw and Shirin. In modern Iran and Persian-speaking communities, Shapur remains recognizable but is less common than during its Sasanian and aristocratic contexts.
Shapur is seldom given. In all, it turns up just 37 times, across 11 countries.
| Shapur IV Shapur IV was a Sasanian ruler best known for serving as king of Sasanian Armenia from 415 to 420 and briefly ruling the Sasanian Empire in 420. His Middle Persian name was Šāhpuhr. | Shapur-i Shahrvaraz Shapur-i Shahrvaraz, better known as Shapur V, is most famous for briefly ruling as Sasanian king of Iran in 630. His name means "Shapur, son of Shahrvaraz," and he was part of the royal Sasanian dynasty. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #543 | 10 | 10,162 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,686 | 6 | 28,008 |
Shapur is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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