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The baby name Bacha is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈbɑː.tʃə/', 'respelling': "BAH-chuh (ch as in 'church')"}.

Bacha is Georgian, Hindi, Persian, Urdu in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Georgian, Hindi, Persian, Urdu
Pronunciation: {'ipa': '/ˈbɑː.tʃə/', 'respelling': "BAH-chuh (ch as in 'church')"}

What is the meaning of the name Bacha ?

The baby name Bacha is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈbɑː.tʃə/', 'respelling': "BAH-chuh (ch as in 'church')"}.

Bacha is Georgian, Hindi, Persian, Urdu in Origin.

Bacha is a masculine given name with roots in Persian/Dari and Pashto. In Persian (bacheh/bacha) it means “child; boy; son,” often used affectionately and sometimes as a standalone name across Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. In Pashto (bāčā), it functions as an honorific meaning “king” or “chieftain,” lending the name a leadership sense in Afghan and Pashtun contexts. Additionally, Bacha occurs as a Central European surname derived from Slovak bača “shepherd,” occasionally adopted as a given name in diaspora families.

Historical visibility comes from the nonviolent Pashtun leader Abdul Ghaffar Khan, widely known as Bacha Khan (1890–1988). Variants and transliterations include Baacha, Bācha, Baccha/Bachcha (Urdu/Hindi-influenced), and Bača (Slovak/Czech). The name’s meanings span “boy/son” (Persian/Dari), an honorific “king/chief” (Pashto), and “shepherd” in the Slavic surname tradition.

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Bacha – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
AF 0 #62 15 1,883
AF Girls 0 #92 3 2,402
GE Boys 0 #97 13 2,055
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
AF Boys 0 #204 68 3,535
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
PL Girls 0 #344 11 5,096
GH Boys 0 #358 4 8,138
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
OM Girls 0 #417 8 15,987
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
SA Boys 0 #480 2,311 28,008
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
DZ 0 #510 980 20,130
TN 0 #518 363 13,765
RU Boys 0 #520 7 12,621
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
LY 0 #526 10 12,703
BH 0 #529 25 17,937
AE Girls 0 #544 10 20,968
CM Girls 0 #556 5 11,671
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
IR Boys 0 #562 4 10,162
CM Boys 0 #572 4 12,054
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
LB 0 #641 18 13,263
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
QA Boys 0 #665 43 18,093
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
OM Boys 0 #704 178 17,948
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
KW Boys 0 #743 27 18,755
MA 0 #743 412 20,986
AE Boys 0 #767 335 22,615
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
SA Girls 0 #855 81 25,931
EG Boys 0 #920 6 15,035
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
MX Boys 0 #968 15 16,355
IN Boys 0 #977 25 16,750
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,007 3 14,742
MY Boys 0 #1,042 70 25,439
MY Girls 0 #1,064 9 24,821
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
TR 0 #1,167 45 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,440 32 10,046

Bacha is popular in 51 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
AF
AL
AO
AR

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People also ask about Bacha

Bacha is predominantly a boy's name.
Bacha is a 2 syllable name, pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈbɑː.tʃə/', 'respelling': "BAH-chuh (ch as in 'church')"}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Bacheh, Baccha, Bacho and Bachi.
Across languages, Bacha has these equivalents: {'child_meaning': ['Baccha (Hindi/Urdu), 'Bacheh (Persian), 'king_or_leader_meaning': ['Shah (Persian), 'Raja (Sanskrit/Hindi), 'Malik (Arabic).
Bacha is a name of Georgian origin, traditionally used in Georgia. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Georgia and its diaspora communities.