Haydar
Boy · HY-dar · Arabic
Haydar is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Haydar mean?
Arabic
“lion”
Haydar was a byname of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law.
- Say it
- HY-dar
Is Haydar a girl's or a boy's name?
Haydar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Haydar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Haydar, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Haydar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 170 boys in the UK were given Haydar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #309, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Haydar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Haydar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Umar Ahmed Muhammad Abdullah Hammad Amir Ammar Fahad Abdur Zahir Habib
Other spellings of Haydar
Names related to Haydar
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