Haidar
Boy · HY-dar · Arabic
Haidar is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
What does Haidar mean?
Arabic
“lion”
Arabic word for lion and a title of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Prophet Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law.
- Say it
- HY-dar
Is Haidar a girl's or a boy's name?
Haidar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 26 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Haidar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Haidar, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 28 boys.
Half of all the boys named Haidar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 170 boys in the UK were given Haidar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #309, up from #1,964 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Haidar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,167 |
| 2005 | 28 | #895 |
| 2004 | 23 | #983 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 23 | #865 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 20 | #870 |
| 1998 | 17 | #951 |
| 1997 | 19 | #864 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Haidar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,049among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Haidar, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. It first appears in the records in 1996.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Haidar of any year since it first appeared, in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Haidar in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 121 boys in the US were given Haidar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,328, up from #4,049 for this spelling alone.
Haidar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Names like Haidar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Haidar
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