Saher
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SAH-her
- Origin
- Arabic
Saher is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “dawn”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saher mean?
Arabic: variant of Sahar
“dawn”
Variant of Sahar, the Arabic word for the hour just before dawn, used as a given name across the Muslim world.
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Is Saher a girl's or a boy's name?
Saher is a girls' name.
How popular is Saher in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Saher in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Saher in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Saher in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Saher in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saher in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
Names like Saher
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer Safa Saba Sumayyah Zainab Salma Safaa Samah Hiba Aaliyah Hibah Faiza
Names related to Saher
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saher: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saher, updated 20 October 2026.