Given name & surname
Shaheed
“a patriot”
Shaheed is a variant of Shahid. One Indian interpretation is “a patriot.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shaheed is a variant of Shahid. One Indian interpretation is “a patriot.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shaheed is a variant of Shahid. An origin associated with Shahid is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shaheed through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,138
- 1,138 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,777 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −60%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,777 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 60 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,003 as a first name in 2020; 947 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shaheed’s family of names
Shaheed has a related form in Shahid.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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