The baby name Bahadur is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /bəˈhɑːdʊr/ — buh-HAH-door.
Bahadur is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Bahadur is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /bəˈhɑːdʊr/ — buh-HAH-door.
Bahadur is Persian in Origin.
Bahadur is a masculine name of Persian and South Asian usage, ultimately from the Mongolic–Turkic root baghatur/baatar “hero, valiant warrior.” Via Persian (bahādur/bahādor) and later Urdu and Hindi, it became both a personal name and an honorific meaning “brave” across Central and South Asia. The title appears in royal epithets - Mughal rulers such as Bahadur Shah I and II - and in military and courtly contexts, especially among Rajputs, Marathas, and Sikh and Afghan leaders. In Nepal it became a common middle or second name, seen in figures like Jang Bahadur Rana and countless Gurkha soldiers.
Variants and cognates include Bahādur/Bahādor (Persian/Urdu spellings), Bahodir/Bahodur (Uzbek/Tajik), Baatar (Mongolian), Batur/Batyr (Turkic), and the Slavic heroic term bogatyr, sometimes linked by scholars to the same root. Meanings cluster around “brave, doughty, champion,” projecting steadfast courage and martial honor.
| Bahadur Shah I Bahadur Shah I, most famous for being the eighth Mughal emperor, ruled the Mughal Empire from 1707 to 1712. Also known as Muhammad Mu'azzam and Shah Alam I, he was the second son of Emperor Aurangzeb and had conspired against his father in his youth. | Bahadur Shah of Gujarat Bahadur Shah of Gujarat is best known as the Muzaffarid sultan who ruled the Gujarat Sultanate in the 1520s and 1530s. Born Bahadur Khan, he reigned from 1526 to 1535 and again from 1536 to 1537, and he also briefly ruled the Malwa Sultanate after conquering it in 1531. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Boys | 0 | #32 | 5 | 614 |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #76 | 4 | 3,375 |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #110 | 21 | 1,400 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| BD | 0 | #213 | 15 | 5,992 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #255 | 16 | 3,535 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #269 | 5 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #274 | 16 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #303 | 14 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #380 | 17 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #400 | 7 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #413 | 15 | 2,041 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #460 | 7 | 10,523 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 115 | 10,045 |
| BH | 0 | #467 | 87 | 17,937 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #493 | 13 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #506 | 10 | 19,177 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #506 | 203 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #539 | 15 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #587 | 184 | 18,755 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #622 | 10 | 13,121 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #630 | 260 | 17,948 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #648 | 375 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #671 | 455 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #676 | 1,417 | 28,008 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #680 | 18 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #848 | 88 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #992 | 120 | 25,439 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| TR | 0 | #1,105 | 107 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,390 | 82 | 10,046 |
Bahadur is popular in 39 countries — most recent births per country:
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