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The baby name Badr is a Male name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: /badr/ ; English approximation: /ˈbædər/ ("BAD-ur" or "bah-dr").

Badr is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 12.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: Arabic: /badr/ ; English approximation: /ˈbædər/ ("BAD-ur" or "bah-dr")

What is the meaning of the name Badr ?

The baby name Badr is a Male name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: /badr/ ; English approximation: /ˈbædər/ ("BAD-ur" or "bah-dr").

Badr is Arabic in Origin.

Badr is an Arabic masculine given name from بدر (badr), meaning “full moon at its brightest,” specifically the fourteenth-night moon. In classical Arabic and pre-Islamic poetry, al-badr evokes beauty, radiance, and auspicious arrival; the root b-d-r can also suggest sudden appearance or hastening, echoing the moon’s swift rise.

The name gained prominence through Badr, the oasis near Medina and site of the pivotal 624 CE battle, which lent it honorific resonance across the Islamic world. It is used widely in Arab countries and among Muslim communities in South Asia and beyond. Variants and transliterations include Bader, Badar (Urdu), and Turkish Bedir; feminine forms include Badra and Badriya/Badriyya (also Badria). As a compound, it appears in Badr al-Din/Badruddin (“full moon of the faith”). Related surnames and nisbas such as al-Badri denote origin from Badr or association with veterans of the battle.

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Badr – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MA 0 #66 30,351 20,986
SD 0 #67 34 2,130
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
OM 0 #101 16 6,215
QA 0 #101 6 7,011
EG Boys 0 #102 8,565 15,035
SA 0 #108 217 10,560
SD Boys 0 #109 685 10,523
KW 0 #113 9 5,216
IQ 0 #126 8 3,533
CY Boys 0 #129 3 3,473
YE 0 #135 413 8,639
JO 0 #138 3 2,158
AE 0 #155 23 10,220
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
Sweden Boys 2019 #183 2 1,462
Belgium Boys 2018 #186 29 406
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
BG Boys 0 #217 4 3,850
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
EG 0 #228 211 6,387
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
SA Boys 0 #231 6,011 28,008
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
GR Boys 0 #257 11 6,912
LY 0 #259 331 12,703
JO Boys 0 #264 119 7,057
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
KZ Boys 0 #290 7 6,578
Canada Boys 2024 #300 7 2,588
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
SY 0 #307 689 11,684
DK Boys 0 #328 5 7,401
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
JO Girls 0 #335 5 7,570
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
QA Girls 0 #340 4 15,378
France Boys 2021 #351 37 2,865
SD Girls 0 #351 8 7,678
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
IQ Boys 0 #358 367 13,071
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
TN 0 #361 790 13,765
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
KW Boys 0 #380 449 18,755
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
OM Girls 0 #385 12 15,987
EG Girls 0 #397 897 14,742
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
Spain 0 #442 11 2,326
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
RU Boys 0 #486 20 12,621
IQ Girls 0 #487 18 11,303
KW Girls 0 #492 24 19,177
PS Boys 0 #498 51 10,655
BH 0 #522 32 17,937
AE Girls 0 #540 14 20,968
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
PS Girls 0 #544 4 10,981
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
LB 0 #571 88 13,263
IL Boys 0 #573 35 10,983
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
QA Boys 0 #579 129 18,093
DZ 0 #594 752 20,130
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
Spain Boys 0 #626 326 5,610
OM Boys 0 #628 262 17,948
NL Boys 0 #630 339 5,873
IL Girls 0 #644 2 11,648
SA Girls 0 #668 269 25,931
Finland Boys 2026 #669 14 3,552
IT 0 #690 25 4,183
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
IT Boys 0 #705 968 10,046
AE Boys 0 #727 382 22,615
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
Germany Boys 0 #863 90 5,697
United States Boys 2024 #878 15 7,044
Spain Girls 0 #970 14 5,561
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,036 4 16,750
TR 0 #1,068 144 19,440
MY Girls 0 #1,071 2 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,087 25 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,267 6 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,415 32 9,415

Badr is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium

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People also ask about Badr

Badr is predominantly a boy's name.
Badr is a 12 syllable name, pronounced Arabic: /badr/ ; English approximation: /ˈbædər/ ("BAD-ur" or "bah-dr").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Bader, Badir, Bedr, Badar and Badra (feminine).
Across languages, Badr has these equivalents: Qamar (Arabic, 'moon'), Hilal (Arabic, 'crescent moon'), Chandra (Sanskrit, 'moon'), Luna (Latin/Spanish, 'moon'), Selene (Greek, 'moon goddess').
Yes — Badr ranked #183 in Sweden in 2019, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Badr ranks highest in Sweden (#183 in 2019).
Badr's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #375 in 2011 to #351 in 2021 in France.