Shah
A unisex name of Persian origin, meaning king or ruler; from Old Persian khshayathiya.
Shah by the numbers
In 2025, 31 babies in England and Wales were named Shah. In the US, 9 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 22 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Shah
Names that are said the same way as Shah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Shah, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Shah
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