Iftikhar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- if-tee-KAR
- Origin
- Arabic
Iftikhar is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “pride, honour”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Iftikhar mean?
Arabic: Arabic iftikhar
“pride, honour”
Arabic word for pride or honour, used by Muslim families in South Asia.
Is Iftikhar a girl's or a boy's name?
Iftikhar is a boys' name.
How popular is Iftikhar in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Iftikhar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iftikhar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
Names like Iftikhar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Hamza, Samir, Saif, Umair, Fahad, Usman, Aamir, Asad, Imaad, Bilal, Habib
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Iftikhar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iftikhar, updated 20 October 2026.