Asghar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AS-gar
- Origin
- Arabic
Asghar is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “smaller, younger”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Asghar mean?
Arabic: Arabic asghar, comparative of saghir 'small'
“smaller, younger”
Ali al-Asghar was the infant son of Husayn ibn Ali, killed at Karbala in 680, and is honoured in Shia tradition.
Is Asghar a girl's or a boy's name?
Asghar is a boys' name.
How popular is Asghar in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 4 boys.
Asghar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
Names like Asghar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Avyaan, Aveer, Avi, Advik, Gurbaaz, Anwar, Amir, Krishiv, Shivansh, Atharv, Aviraj
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Asghar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/asghar, updated 20 October 2026.