Dilawar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dil-AH-war
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
Dilawar is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “brave, courageous”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Dilawar mean?
Persian: dil 'heart' + -awar 'possessing'
“brave, courageous”
Literally 'having heart', it is used across Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sikh Punjab.
Is Dilawar a girl's or a boy's name?
Dilawar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dilawar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Dilawar, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 16 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Dilawar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
Names like Dilawar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Umar Zorawar Amir Musa Mustafa Ibrahim Salaar Huzaifa Abdullah Ammar Hamza
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman Armaan
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, “Dilawar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dilawar, updated 20 October 2026.