Shahrukh

/SH-AA-HH-R-UH-HH/

Boy Muslim Persian origin PakistaniArab

Face of a king, from Persian shah (king) and rukh (face, cheek), a name of royal countenance and bearing. The word rukh is also the chess piece the rook, and the name was carried by a Timurid sultan who patronised a Persian cultural renaissance, joining majesty to a storied heritage.

See Shahrukh scored for your family

Quick — what every parent wants to know about Shahrukh:

🎨 What would baby Shahrukh look like? 🔢 What's its numerology? 🔊 Does it go with your names? 👶 Is Shahrukh right for your baby?

Yes — Shahrukh is a Muslim boy name of Persian origin, meaning “Face of a king, from Persian shah (king) and rukh (face, cheek), a name of royal countenance and bearing. The word rukh is also the chess piece the rook, and the name was carried by a Timurid sultan who patronised a Persian cultural renaissance, joining majesty to a storied heritage.”.

The one thing this page can't tell you

How well does Shahrukh fit your family?

This page tells you what Shahrukh means. The app tells you whether it's right for your baby — scored against the names already in your family, your heritage, and your baby's exact birth star.

Unlock Shahrukh's score — free
NameRoot scoring a name across six signals — phonetics, numerology, birth star, culture, meaning and uniqueness

Six signals — scored for your family, not in the abstract:

🌟
Birth starAuspicious for your baby?
🔢
NumerologyDestiny 4, matched to you
🔊
PhoneticsGoes with your names?
💗
MeaningThe Nobility cluster
🛕
HeritageMuslim + family-tree fit
✨
UniquenessFamiliar vs rare

Meaning & origin

Shahrukh is a boy's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "Face of a king, from Persian shah (king) and rukh (face, cheek), a name of royal countenance and bearing. The word rukh is also the chess piece the rook, and the name was carried by a Timurid sultan who patronised a Persian cultural renaissance, joining majesty to a storied heritage." and belongs to the Nobility cluster — names with regal heritage and dignified bearing.

Common among Pakistani, Arab, American, British, Bangladeshi, Turkish, Persian families, Shahrukh carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

What would a baby named Shahrukh look like?

NameRoot imagines a one-of-a-kind AI baby portrait for every name, shaped by its heritage — the features, the colouring, the feeling a name like Shahrukh carries. No two are alike.

An AI-generated baby portrait in the NameRoot app, shaped by the name's heritage

See Shahrukh's portrait — and its full score — the moment you open the app.

See Shahrukh's baby portrait →

What does Shahrukh's numerology say?

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Shahrukh resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
4
stability and disciplined work
Chaldean
2
harmony and partnership

Shahrukh's destiny number is 4 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Shahrukh's full reading →

Does Shahrukh go with your family's names?

Shahrukh breaks into 6 sounds: /SH-AA-HH-R-UH-HH/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Shahrukh sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Shahrukh beside your family's names →

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Shahrukh — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

ShahiShah

Names similar to Shahrukh

If Shahrukh resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Muslim boy names, common in Pakistani families

Muhammad
The praised one, the most lauded of all creation — Muhammad is the name of the final prophet of Islam, the mercy to all worlds. It is the most commonly bestowed name on earth, carried by hundreds of millions across every continent
Mohammed
Praised, praiseworthy, from the Arabic root h-m-d (to praise) shaping muhammad, 'the one worthy of praise.' This is the British and broader Anglosphere spelling of the Prophet of Islam's name, the same root and reference carried into English, French, and South Asian Muslim families alike.
Ahmad
Most praiseworthy, from the Arabic root h-m-d (to praise) in the elative pattern afʿal, meaning 'most worthy of praise.' Closely tied to Muhammad and Mahmud, it is the precise classical Arabic form of the Prophet's name and is read by Muslims as the messenger foretold in the Quran.
Ali
Exalted, sublime, the highest — Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad, the fourth Rashidun Caliph and the first Imam in Shia Islam. His name rings with moral elevation, martial valour, and the legendary justice of a ruler whose sword Dhul-Fiqar became the emblem of righteous strength across the Islamic world

Sharing the same meaning

Other Muslim boy names from the Nobility cluster

Mohammad
Praised, praiseworthy, from the Arabic root ḥ-m-d (to praise), the Persianate spelling of Muhammad and a reference to the Prophet of Islam. The name names its bearer as one worthy of continual praise, carrying the same devotional weight as the original Arabic across Iranian, Pakistani, and wider Muslim usage.
Mehmet
Praised one, the Turkish form of Muhammad, ultimately from the Arabic root for praise. Reshaped by Turkish sound, it became the everyday national form of the Prophet's name, woven through Ottoman sultans and republican public life as one of the most familiar of all Turkish men's names.
Ahmet
Most praised, deeply commended, the Turkish form of Ahmad from the Arabic root h-m-d (to praise). Carrying the sense 'most worthy of praise,' it became one of Turkey's most established men's names, borne by sultans and ordinary families through Ottoman and modern times alike.

Names that sound similar

Muslim boy names that open with the same syllables as Shahrukh

Shahbaz
Royal falcon, the king's hawk, from Persian shah, king, and baz, falcon. Classical Persian poetry uses the image for regal, swift power, the trained raptor of a sovereign's hunt, so the name lends its bearer an air of noble keenness and high, fearless flight.
Shaheer
Famous, well-known, renowned — one whose reputation precedes them, whose good name is spoken of with admiration across communities.
Shahnewaz
Royal melody, king's music — the music that plays in the court of the king. Beauty and authority harmonised.

Explore more names

Keep exploring names like Shahrukh — by tradition, by meaning, or by first letter.

Muslim boy namesPakistani boy namesArabic boy namesNames that mean nobilityNames starting with S All baby names

Common questions about Shahrukh

What does the name Shahrukh mean?

Shahrukh means "Face of a king, from Persian shah (king) and rukh (face, cheek), a name of royal countenance and bearing. The word rukh is also the chess piece the rook, and the name was carried by a Timurid sultan who patronised a Persian cultural renaissance, joining majesty to a storied heritage.." It is a boy name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.

Is Shahrukh a boy or girl name?

Shahrukh is most commonly used as a boy name.

What is the origin of the name Shahrukh?

Shahrukh is of Persian origin, used in Muslim tradition, commonly among Pakistani, Arab, American families.

Is Shahrukh a Muslim name?

Yes. Shahrukh is a boy name traditionally used in Muslim families, of Persian origin.

What does Shahrukh mean in Persian?

Shahrukh originates from Persian, where it means "Face of a king, from Persian shah (king) and rukh (face, cheek), a name of royal countenance and bearing. The word rukh is also the chess piece the rook, and the name was carried by a Timurid sultan who patronised a Persian cultural renaissance, joining majesty to a storied heritage.."

What are common nicknames for Shahrukh?

Common short forms of Shahrukh include Shahi, Shah.

What is the numerology of Shahrukh?

Shahrukh has a Pythagorean destiny number of 4 — stability and disciplined work.

See how Shahrukh scores for your family

NameRoot is the only baby-name app that scores every name across 6 signals against your specific family context. Download free — Shahrukh is waiting.

Get NameRoot — free