Bardia
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- bar-DEE-ah
- Origin
- Persian
Bardia is a boys' name of Persian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Bardia mean?
Persian: Old Persian Bardiya
Old Persian name of a son of Cyrus the Great, known in Greek sources as Smerdis.
Is Bardia a girl's or a boy's name?
Bardia is a boys' name.
How popular is Bardia in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 6 boys.
Bardia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
Names like Bardia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oliver, Aiden, Muhammad, Mustafa, Charlie, Ibrahim, Abdullah, Jayden, Leon, Alfie, Musa, Harrison
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, “Bardia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bardia, updated 20 October 2026.