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Is Shah a Male or Female Name?

Shah is predominantly a male name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Shah globally is 92.7% males and 7.3% females. The country with the highest male ratio is United Arab Emirates with 97.8% and the country with the highest female ratio is India with 17.6%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Shah in percentages: Globally: 92.7% males, 7.3% females, Malaysia: 90.7% males, 9.3% females, Saudi Arabia: 95.6% males, 4.4% females, India: 82.4% males, 17.6% females, Bangladesh: 95.6% males, 4.4% females, Pakistan: 93.6% males, 6.4% females, United States: 85.8% males, 14.2% females, United Kingdom: 94.2% males, 5.8% females, Oman: 95.7% males, 4.3% females, Qatar: 95.3% males, 4.7% females, Singapore: 92.5% males, 7.5% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Shah are 18-24 years old, making up 35.3% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 65+.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Shah in each age group: 18-24: 35.3%, 25-34: 15.3%, 35-44: 21.4%, 45-54: 13.9%, 55-64: 8.5%, 65+: 5.6%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Shah is Pakistan with 0.1604% of the population. Following is Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Shah measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Shah year over year: 1956: 0.0006‰, 1957: 0.0017‰, 1958: 0.0014‰, 1959: 0.001‰, 1960: 0.0016‰, 1961: 0.001‰, 1962: 0.0014‰, 1963: 0.0023‰, 1964: 0.0016‰, 1965: 0.0018‰, 1966: 0.0013‰, 1967: 0.0014‰, 1968: 0.0019‰, 1969: 0.002‰, 1970: 0.0019‰, 1971: 0.0021‰, 1972: 0.0019‰, 1973: 0.0018‰, 1974: 0.0023‰, 1975: 0.0029‰, 1976: 0.0031‰, 1977: 0.0025‰, 1978: 0.0036‰, 1979: 0.0039‰, 1980: 0.0051‰, 1981: 0.0033‰, 1982: 0.0039‰, 1983: 0.0039‰, 1984: 0.0048‰, 1985: 0.0052‰, 1986: 0.0046‰, 1987: 0.0037‰, 1988: 0.0039‰, 1989: 0.0034‰, 1990: 0.0032‰, 1991: 0.0024‰, 1992: 0.003‰, 1993: 0.0027‰, 1994: 0.0026‰, 1995: 0.0038‰, 1996: 0.0034‰, 1997: 0.0034‰, 1998: 0.0063‰, 1999: 0.005‰, 2000: 0.0075‰

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