Sardar
Boy · sar-DAR · Persian
Sardar is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “chief, commander”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
What does Sardar mean?
Persian: sar 'head' + dar 'holder'
“chief, commander”
Persian title for a chief or military leader, used across South Asia; Sikh men are often addressed as Sardar.
- Say it
- sar-DAR
Is Sardar a girl's or a boy's name?
Sardar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sardar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 217% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Sardar, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th.
2025 had the most boys named Sardar of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Sardar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Sardar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Names like Sardar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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