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The baby name Babar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced bəˈbɑːr (English: buh-BAHR),baˈbaʁ (French: ba-BAR),bəˈbər (Urdu/Hindi: buh-BUR).

Babar is Persian in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Persian
Pronunciation: bəˈbɑːr (English: buh-BAHR),baˈbaʁ (French: ba-BAR),bəˈbər (Urdu/Hindi: buh-BUR)

What is the meaning of the name Babar ?

The baby name Babar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced bəˈbɑːr (English: buh-BAHR),baˈbaʁ (French: ba-BAR),bəˈbər (Urdu/Hindi: buh-BUR).

Babar is Persian in Origin.

Babar (Urdu/Persian بابر), a masculine given name across South and Central Asia, stems from a Turkic-Persian milieu. It is commonly analyzed as a development of Persian babr "tiger," transmitted via Chagatai babur (bābur); hence the prevailing meaning "tiger." In Urdu the long first vowel yields Babar with macron (Bābar), while English spellings vary.

Its prominence owes much to Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur (1483-1530), founder of the Mughal Empire, whose memoirs (the Baburnama) cemented the form Babur. Modern variants include Babur, Baber, and less often Babor; Bābar is the South Asian transliteration. The name remains popular in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and diaspora Muslim communities, sometimes chosen to evoke courage and kingship. In Western culture it is also recognized through Babar the Elephant, a 20th-century French literary character, an unrelated but influential association.

Babar has the following similar or variant Names

Babar – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
QA 0 #102 5 7,011
OM 0 #116 6 6,215
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
GR 0 #127 9 3,911
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
AE 0 #161 17 10,220
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
GR Boys 0 #176 94 6,912
AE Boys 0 #197 2,287 22,615
OM Boys 0 #202 1,366 17,948
DK 0 #204 3 5,198
BD 0 #208 20 5,992
SA Boys 0 #208 6,302 28,008
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
AF Boys 0 #261 10 3,535
SA 0 #272 24 10,560
JP Boys 0 #288 10 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
QA Girls 0 #305 12 15,378
DK Boys 0 #316 10 7,401
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
HK 0 #355 3 8,483
OM Girls 0 #355 42 15,987
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
BH 0 #361 195 17,937
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PT Boys 0 #376 6 7,951
JO Boys 0 #384 6 7,057
Finland Boys 0 #390 38 2,041
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BD Girls 0 #403 4 8,413
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
SD Boys 0 #425 21 10,523
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
KW Boys 0 #462 326 18,755
AE Girls 0 #479 75 20,968
QA Boys 0 #481 228 18,093
BD Boys 0 #503 74 10,045
LY 0 #503 33 12,703
KW Girls 0 #504 12 19,177
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
HK Boys 0 #513 15 12,905
IQ Girls 0 #520 6 11,303
RU Boys 0 #524 3 12,621
IR Boys 0 #542 11 10,162
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
IQ Boys 0 #641 27 13,071
IN Girls 0 #648 7 13,121
SG Boys 0 #688 10 17,960
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
SA Girls 0 #749 187 25,931
SY 0 #766 2 11,684
IN Boys 0 #790 214 16,750
Spain Boys 0 #842 89 5,610
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
Germany Boys 0 #927 26 5,697
NL Boys 0 #936 16 5,873
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,007 3 14,742
MY Boys 0 #1,018 94 25,439
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
ZA Boys 0 #1,092 87 25,619
MA 0 #1,104 25 20,986
TR 0 #1,129 83 19,440
DZ 0 #1,153 24 20,130
IT Boys 0 #1,239 233 10,046

Babar is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:

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AF
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People also ask about Babar

Babar is predominantly a boy's name.
Babar is a 2 syllable name, pronounced bəˈbɑːr (English: buh-BAHR),baˈbaʁ (French: ba-BAR),bəˈbər (Urdu/Hindi: buh-BUR).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Babur, Baboor, Babor and Baber.
Across languages, Babar has these equivalents: Arslan (Turkic, 'lion'), Asad (Arabic, 'lion'), Leo/Leon (Latin/Greek, 'lion'), Singh (Sanskrit/Hindi, 'lion'), Sher (Persian/Urdu, 'lion').
Babar is a name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Iran. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Iran and its diaspora communities.