Given name
Shaz
“rose of Sharon”·“from the plains; a flowering shrub”
In English use, Shaz is a diminutive of Sharon. Interpretations include “rose of Sharon” and “from the plains; a flowering shrub” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Shaz is a diminutive of Sharon. Interpretations include “rose of Sharon” and “from the plains; a flowering shrub” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Shaz is a diminutive of Sharon. An origin associated with Sharon is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Shaz is a diminutive of Sharon. In English usage, Shaz is a diminutive of SHAZIA.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Shaz is a diminutive of Sharon. The history of Sharon gives this family its wider story. The phrase “rose of Sharon” in the Song of Solomon 2:1 connects the place name with floral imagery. Rose of Sharon also appears as a character name in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, providing a separate literary association.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Shaz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shaz’s family of names
In English usage, Shaz is a diminutive of Sharon. In English usage, Shaz is a diminutive of SHAZIA.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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