Given name & surname
Shahzad
“king”·“son of the king”
Shahzad is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “king” (Persian) and “son of the king” (Persian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “king” (Persian) and “son of the king” (Persian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Persian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shahzad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 184
- 184 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,515 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +69%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,515 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,028 as a first name in 2020; 1,895 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.
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