The baby name Shiraz is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃiːˈrɑːz/ or /ʃɪˈrɑːz/ (SHEE-RAHZ / shi-RAHZ).
Shiraz is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Shiraz is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃiːˈrɑːz/ or /ʃɪˈrɑːz/ (SHEE-RAHZ / shi-RAHZ).
Shiraz is Persian in Origin.
Shiraz is a toponymic Persian name taken from the celebrated city in southwestern Iran (شیراز, Šīrāz), long renowned for gardens, poetry, and premodern wine culture. In this sense it means “from Shiraz” or “of Shiraz.” In modern Israeli Hebrew it is also parsed as shir “song” + az “bold/strong,” yielding the poetic meaning “bold song” or “strong melody.” The name is used for all genders, though often feminine in Israel and masculine in Iran and South Asia.
As a given name it appears sporadically in Persian sources, but its wider adoption grew in the late 20th century, helped by global familiarity with Shiraz as a wine label. Common variants and transliterations include Šīrāz, Sheraz, and Shehraz; related surnames are Shirazi. Nicknames include Shiri and Raz in Hebrew. Do not confuse it with Arabic Siraj (“lamp”), a separate name despite similar sound.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| AF | 0 | #73 | 4 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| SD | 0 | #97 | 6 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #100 | 7 | 7,011 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| IQ | 0 | #113 | 17 | 3,533 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #139 | 2 | 2,158 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #156 | 256 | 7,678 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2004 | #156 | 2 | 1,088 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2004 | #164 | 2 | 1,141 |
| AE | 0 | #167 | 11 | 10,220 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| PS | 0 | #197 | 22 | 5,692 | |
| IL | 0 | #226 | 49 | 6,291 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #231 | 610 | 11,648 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #244 | 27 | 3,535 |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #267 | 7 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #284 | 12 | 10,560 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2005 | #290 | 5 | 2,156 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #292 | 266 | 10,981 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #293 | 233 | 11,303 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #299 | 27 | 7,570 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #324 | 9 | 7,401 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #325 | 5 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 6 | 8,138 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #384 | 6 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #398 | 8 | 3,185 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| ZA | 0 | #419 | 29 | 14,421 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #460 | 7 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #482 | 24 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #503 | 50 | 10,162 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #524 | 12 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #530 | 24 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #539 | 7 | 8,334 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #540 | 14 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #555 | 22 | 10,045 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #556 | 6 | 10,655 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #584 | 84 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #588 | 143 | 11,684 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #591 | 17 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #596 | 63 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #634 | 74 | 18,093 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #688 | 10 | 17,960 |
| TN | 0 | #702 | 128 | 13,765 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #723 | 47 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #812 | 70 | 17,948 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #837 | 257 | 22,615 |
| United States | Boys | 2013 | #869 | 6 | 7,323 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #882 | 54 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #904 | 56 | 14,742 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2013 | #916 | 5 | 9,616 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #937 | 15 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #940 | 13 | 5,697 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #946 | 10 | 5,933 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #967 | 35 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #979 | 200 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,042 | 135 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,082 | 47 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,089 | 23 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,129 | 13 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,167 | 473 | 28,008 |
| TR | 0 | #1,172 | 40 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,448 | 24 | 10,046 |
Shiraz is popular in 57 countries — most recent births per country:
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