The baby name Syah is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ʃɑː/ — respelling: 'shah' (rhymes with 'spa').
Syah is Indonesian, Malay, Persian in Origin.
The baby name Syah is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ʃɑː/ — respelling: 'shah' (rhymes with 'spa').
Syah is Indonesian, Malay, Persian in Origin.
Syah is the Malay–Indonesian spelling of Persian Shah (شاه), meaning “king” or “sovereign.” The digraph sy represents the /ʃ/ sound in Malay and Indonesian, yielding a locally adapted form that entered the region with Islamic and Persianate court culture. The element appears in regnal names of Southeast Asian rulers - such as Malacca and Aceh sultans styled “… Syah” - and later moved from title to personal name and name element.
Today, Syah is used chiefly as a masculine given name or in compounds (e.g., Syahputra, “king’s son,” from Sanskrit putra), though it can be unisex in modern pairings. Variants and related spellings include Shah (Persian/Urdu/Hindi), Şah (Turkish), Sjah (older Dutch-influenced Indonesian orthography), and the transliterated Sháh. As a surname across South Asia, Shah shares the same royal sense. Syah carries connotations of leadership, dignity, and noble bearing.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| BN | 0 | #31 | 2 | 2,297 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #92 | 15 | 5,459 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #107 | 27 | 6,332 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #122 | 10 | 4,130 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #203 | 2,207 | 25,439 |
| MY | 0 | #233 | 102 | 12,352 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #403 | 3 | 3,185 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #466 | 9 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #547 | 506 | 24,821 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #566 | 21 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #625 | 73 | 17,960 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #736 | 506 | 25,619 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,129 | 13 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,594 | 21 | 28,008 |
Syah is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:
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