Waqar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- wuh-KAR
- Origin
- Arabic
Waqar is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “dignity, composure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Waqar mean?
Arabic: Arabic waqar
“dignity, composure”
Arabic word meaning dignity, gravity or composure, widely used as a given name in Pakistan.
Is Waqar a girl's or a boy's name?
Waqar is a boys' name.
How popular is Waqar in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 45 boys.
Half of all the boys named Waqar in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2002. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Waqar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 28 | #688 |
| 1997 | 24 | #741 |
| 1996 | 45 | #462 |
Names like Waqar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif, Hassan, Umair, Fahad, Qasim, Samir, Azeem, Aamir, Habib, Zohaib, Hamza, Haseeb
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, “Waqar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/waqar, updated 20 October 2026.