Babar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BAH-bar
- Origin
- Persian
Babar is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “tiger”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Babar mean?
Persian: variant of Babur, from Persian babr 'tiger'
“tiger”
Variant of Babur, the name of the founder of the Mughal Empire, which comes from the Persian word for tiger.
Is Babar a girl's or a boy's name?
Babar is a boys' name.
How popular is Babar in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 5 boys.
Babar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Babar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif, Qasim, Umair, Azeem, Aamir, Fahad, Habib, Samir, Zohaib, Asad, Haseeb, Hassan
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
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, “Babar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/babar, updated 20 October 2026.