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Persian names - Baby names with the origin Persian

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Shahabul Derived from 'Shahab' meaning 'shooting star' or 'meteor'; 'ul' is a connective particle (as in compound names) - as a standalone it conveys the sense of 'shooting star'. Arabic, Persian Boy
Shahane Royal, queenly; of a king Persian Girl
Shahanee Royal, queenly; of the shah (king) Persian Girl
Shahaneh Royal; regal; belonging to a king Persian Girl
Shahani Royal; 'of the shah' or 'belonging to a king' (often interpreted as 'descendant of a shah') Persian Unisex
Shahaniya Royal; kingly; belonging to the king; queenly Arabic, Persian Girl
Shaharyar King; sovereign (commonly interpreted from Persian elements as a royal ruler; literally associated with 'city' + 'friend/possessor') Persian Boy
Shahkam From Persian shah ('king') + kâm/kam ('desire' or 'wish'); commonly interpreted as 'king's desire' or 'royal desire'. Persian Boy
Shahkar Masterpiece; literally 'king's work' (shah = king, kar = work) Persian Boy
Shahla Dark-eyed; having beautiful dark or black eyes Arabic, Persian Girl
Shahlaa Dark-eyed; having beautiful black or deep-colored eyes Persian Girl
Shahmat Literally 'the king is helpless/defeated' - 'checkmate' Persian, Urdu Boy
Shahn Persian: 'king' or 'royal'. As an English/Irish variant of Seán/Shawn: 'God is gracious'. English, Irish, Persian Boy
Shahnais King's pride / royal pride Persian, Urdu Girl
Shahnaze Royal pride; "pride of the king" Persian Girl
Shahrareh Likely Persian; possibly 'adornment/beautifier of the city' (from shahr 'city' + āra/areh) or related to 'renowned/famous'. Persian Girl
Shahrayar King; sovereign Persian Boy
Shahrbanou "lady of the city" (from Persian shahr 'city' + bānū 'lady') Persian Girl
Shahrdad Literally 'city-given' (from Persian shahr 'city/land' + dād 'given' or 'justice'); can be read as 'gift of the city/land' or 'justice of the city'. Persian Boy
Shahrdokht Literally "city" + "daughter" - "daughter of the city" (city maiden) Persian Girl
Shahriar King; sovereign; ruler Persian Boy
Shahriyār Sovereign or king; literally "friend of the city" Persian Boy
Shahriz Likely a shortened form of Shahrizad/Shahrzad - 'city-born' or 'of the city' (sometimes interpreted as 'noble of the city') Persian Girl
Shahrnaz Pride of the city Persian Girl
Shahrokh Royal face (from shah 'king' + rokh 'face') Persian Boy
Shahrokhkhan Royal-faced ruler - combines Shahrokh ('royal face') and Khan ('ruler' or 'lord') Persian Boy
Shahrookh Royal-faced; 'kingly face' (from Persian šāh 'king' + rukh 'face') Persian Boy
Shahrooz King of the day (shah = king, rooz/ruz = day/sun); often rendered as 'sun king' or 'royal day'. Persian Boy
Shahrooze King of the day; a royal or auspicious day Persian Boy
Shahroukh From Persian shah 'king' + rokh 'face' - 'king-faced' or 'royal-faced'. Persian Boy
Shahroz King of the day; royal day Persian Boy
Shahru Kingly, of the king Persian Boy
Shahruk Face of the king; royal-faced Persian Boy
Shahrum From Persian roots implying 'royal' or 'kingly' - often interpreted as 'king's delight' or 'royal' Persian Boy
Shahruz 'king's day' or 'royal day' (from shah 'king' + ruz 'day') Persian Boy
Shahryaar King, sovereign (etymologically from shahr 'city' + yār 'friend/companion') Persian Boy
Shahryar King; sovereign - from Persian elements often interpreted as 'king' or 'friend/companion of the king'. Persian Boy
Shahrzad City-born; "born of the city" Persian Girl
Shahrzadeh Born in the city (city-born) Persian Girl
Shahrzoda 'born of the city' (city-born) Persian Girl
Shahu King Marathi, Persian Boy
Shahyaar King; sovereign; ruler Persian Boy
Shahyar Friend of the king; royal companion Persian, Urdu Boy
Shahzaad Prince; 'son of the shah' (king's son) Persian Boy
Shahzaada Prince (literally "son of the king") Persian Boy
Shahzaadee Princess; daughter of the king (literally 'offspring/child of the shah') Persian Girl
Shahzada Prince; literally "son of the king" (from Persian shah 'king' + -zada 'born of') Persian Boy
Shahzadeh Prince; literally "son (or child) of the shah" - 'born of the king'. Persian Boy
Shahzadha Prince; son of a king (royal offspring) Persian, Turkish, Urdu Boy
Shahzadhe Prince; 'son of the king' or royal-born Persian Boy

Persian name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Persian-origin name in our dataset.

2,285
Names in this origin
31
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
69,202
Peak year 2016