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The baby name Bahar is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'persian_IPA': '/beˈhɒːr/', 'turkish_IPA': '/baˈhaɾ/', 'anglicized': 'bah-HAHR (also heard as BAH-har)'}.

Bahar is Persian, Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Persian, Turkish
Pronunciation: {'persian_IPA': '/beˈhɒːr/', 'turkish_IPA': '/baˈhaɾ/', 'anglicized': 'bah-HAHR (also heard as BAH-har)'}

What is the meaning of the name Bahar ?

The baby name Bahar is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'persian_IPA': '/beˈhɒːr/', 'turkish_IPA': '/baˈhaɾ/', 'anglicized': 'bah-HAHR (also heard as BAH-har)'}.

Bahar is Persian, Turkish in Origin.

Bahar is a predominantly feminine given name from Persian Bahār, meaning "spring" or "springtime," evoking blossom, renewal, and youth; in Urdu the same word also conveys abundance and prosperity. Through Persianate culture it passed into Ottoman Turkish, where bahar likewise means the season, and the name remains popular. Poets such as Hafez and Saadi used bahār as a symbol of rebirth and beauty, anchoring its literary prestige, and in Iran it also appears as a surname (e.g., the poet Malek o-Sho'ara Bahār).

Variants and related forms include Bahār (with long ā), Bahareh (a Persian feminine form), Bahara in Kurdish, and Bahor in Central Asian Tajik and Uzbek. The name can be unisex in some regions but is chiefly feminine in Iran and Turkey. Cognates or near-variants in other languages may differ semantically; e.g., Albanian Behar denotes "summer."

Bahar has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Bahar

Bahar Pars Actor · Born 1979 · Sweden Bahar Pars is an Iranian-Swedish actress and filmmaker, best known for her supporting role in the 2015 film A Man Called Ove. She has worked across both stage and screen. Bahar Soomekh Actor · Born 1975 · United States Bahar Soomekh is best known for her roles in Crash and the Saw films. She is an Iranian-American former actress who later worked as a real estate agent.

Bahar – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TM 0 #4 1 66
AF Girls 0 #7 279 2,402
TM Girls 0 #7 41 574
AF 0 #27 59 1,883
AZ 0 #32 12 706
DJ Boys 0 #35 2 657
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
AZ Girls 0 #38 38 1,051
GE 0 #44 1 997
IQ Girls 0 #53 1,575 11,303
IR Girls 0 #79 1,767 8,334
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
IQ 0 #82 48 3,533
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
GE Girls 0 #104 5 1,564
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
OM 0 #115 7 6,215
BN Boys 0 #119 15 6,332
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
ID Boys 0 #127 9 4,130
AZ Boys 0 #130 2 1,400
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
GR 0 #132 4 3,911
TR 0 #133 18,732 19,440
Switzerland Girls 2024 #134 2 1,786
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
BG Girls 0 #145 81 3,559
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
SI Girls 0 #172 6 2,769
IR 0 #175 56 4,221
Sweden Girls 2022 #176 4 1,568
AE 0 #180 8 10,220
DK 0 #192 12 5,198
RU 0 #192 3 3,641
BD 0 #198 30 5,992
AF Boys 0 #203 69 3,535
Austria 0 #203 11 850
BG Boys 0 #204 16 3,850
GR Girls 0 #209 34 6,293
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
DK Girls 0 #267 50 7,429
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
Canada Girls 2024 #273 13 2,795
SA 0 #276 20 10,560
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
KZ Girls 0 #285 36 5,862
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
SD Boys 0 #291 162 10,523
BD Boys 0 #293 366 10,045
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
QA Girls 0 #302 15 15,378
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
Austria Girls 0 #318 104 1,885
OM Girls 0 #328 69 15,987
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
JO Girls 0 #332 8 7,570
MY 0 #346 9 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
SD Girls 0 #352 7 7,678
BD Girls 0 #354 33 8,413
YE 0 #355 27 8,639
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
JO Boys 0 #360 18 7,057
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
NL 0 #369 23 2,481
Finland Girls 0 #373 19 1,368
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
Germany 0 #388 50 2,542
BH 0 #395 159 17,937
France Girls 2021 #403 3 3,185
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
Germany Girls 0 #408 582 4,949
EG 0 #409 4 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
Finland Boys 0 #415 13 2,041
OM Boys 0 #423 592 17,948
IQ Boys 0 #431 252 13,071
Austria Boys 0 #432 11 2,180
AE Girls 0 #458 96 20,968
RU Girls 0 #459 40 11,913
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
IR Boys 0 #481 72 10,162
KW Girls 0 #483 33 19,177
LY 0 #493 43 12,703
PS Girls 0 #514 10 10,981
KW Boys 0 #516 262 18,755
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
PS Boys 0 #527 22 10,655
QA Boys 0 #532 176 18,093
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
SA Boys 0 #552 1,934 28,008
AE Boys 0 #555 666 22,615
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
MY Boys 0 #561 646 25,439
CM Boys 0 #569 7 12,054
IL Boys 0 #596 12 10,983
IN Girls 0 #616 16 13,121
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
SG Boys 0 #632 66 17,960
IL Girls 0 #640 6 11,648
LB 0 #640 19 13,263
BO Girls 0 #644 8 9,488
HK Girls 0 #648 3 16,104
SY 0 #673 56 11,684
Finland Girls 2026 #689 50 3,895
NL Girls 0 #691 271 5,933
IT 0 #705 10 4,183
TN 0 #741 89 13,765
SA Girls 0 #742 194 25,931
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
MA 0 #801 337 20,986
EG Boys 0 #822 65 15,035
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
United States Girls 2024 #882 35 8,487
IN Boys 0 #893 109 16,750
CL Girls 0 #912 4 14,098
Spain Boys 0 #921 10 5,610
Germany Boys 0 #922 31 5,697
DZ 0 #927 250 20,130
EG Girls 0 #934 26 14,742
NL Boys 0 #939 13 5,873
MY Girls 0 #968 27 24,821
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,004 7 14,861
CO Girls 0 #1,067 12 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,173 11 17,781
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,265 8 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,376 71 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,399 73 10,046

Bahar is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Switzerland
Canada
Sweden

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People also ask about Bahar

Bahar is predominantly a girl's name.
Bahar is a 2 syllable name, pronounced {'persian_IPA': '/beˈhɒːr/', 'turkish_IPA': '/baˈhaɾ/', 'anglicized': 'bah-HAHR (also heard as BAH-har)'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Bahār, Bahaar and Behar.
Across languages, Bahar has these equivalents: Aviva (Hebrew, 'spring'), Rabia / Rabi'ah (Arabic, related to spring / springtime), Verna (Latin/English, from 'vernus' meaning 'of the spring'), Primavera (Italian/Spanish, 'spring'), Spring (English).
Yes — Bahar ranked #134 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Bahar ranks highest in Switzerland (#134 in 2024).
Bahar's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #414 in 2011 to #403 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 2 notable people named Bahar are in our database, including Bahar Pars (Actor), Bahar Soomekh (Actor).