The baby name Badar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BAH-dar (IPA: /ˈbɑːdɑr/).
Badar is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Badar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BAH-dar (IPA: /ˈbɑːdɑr/).
Badar is Arabic in Origin.
Badar is an Arabic-origin name, a South Asian transliteration of Badr (Arabic: بدر), meaning “full moon,” especially the radiant full moon of the 14th night. Celebrated in pre-Islamic and classical Arabic poetry as a metaphor for beauty and perfection, the name gained deep resonance in Islam through the Battle of Badr (624 CE), lending it associations of courage, faith, and auspicious victory. It is used mainly for boys, though occasionally unisex in poetic or honorific contexts.
Variants and related forms include Badr (standard Arabic), Bader (common English transliteration), and the feminine Badriyya/Badriya; Badri appears as an adjectival or surname form. The name spread widely via Persian and Urdu usage, and remains familiar across the Arab world, South Asia, East Africa, and the Muslim diaspora. Parents drawn to luminous imagery and concise, cross-cultural appeal often choose Badar.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 657 |
| OM | 0 | #69 | 49 | 6,215 | |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #132 | 4 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #132 | 4 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| AE | 0 | #168 | 10 | 10,220 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| MA | 0 | #236 | 4,294 | 20,986 | |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #255 | 13 | 6,912 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #255 | 1,054 | 17,948 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #261 | 10 | 3,535 |
| SA | 0 | #275 | 21 | 10,560 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #327 | 6 | 7,401 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| France | Boys | 1987 | #347 | 4 | 1,663 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #370 | 12 | 8,639 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #376 | 21 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #384 | 6 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #415 | 31 | 10,523 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #416 | 12 | 2,041 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #499 | 17 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #499 | 37 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #501 | 53 | 17,937 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #536 | 18 | 20,968 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #537 | 1,987 | 28,008 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #550 | 27 | 10,045 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #576 | 195 | 18,755 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #619 | 89 | 18,093 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| LB | 0 | #649 | 10 | 13,263 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #651 | 17 | 13,071 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #698 | 423 | 22,615 |
| SY | 0 | #719 | 10 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #734 | 96 | 13,765 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #814 | 73 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #823 | 108 | 5,610 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #842 | 94 | 25,931 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #933 | 19 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #964 | 38 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #971 | 24 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #986 | 126 | 25,439 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,042 | 135 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,193 | 19 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 201 | 10,046 |
Badar is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:
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