The baby name Boubacar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /buːbəˈkɑr/ — "BOO-bə-KAR" (also commonly heard as "BOO-bah-kar").
Boubacar is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Boubacar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /buːbəˈkɑr/ — "BOO-bə-KAR" (also commonly heard as "BOO-bah-kar").
Boubacar is Arabic in Origin.
Boubacar is a West African masculine given name stemming from the Arabic Abu Bakr (أبو بكر), a kunya meaning “father of the young camel.” The form entered Sahelian languages through Islamization from the 11th century onward, then settled into francophone spelling conventions as Boubacar. Because Abu Bakr was the Prophet Muhammad’s close companion and the first caliph (al‑Ṣiddīq), the name carries associations of loyalty, rectitude, and early faith.
Usage is strongest among Fulani, Mandinka, Soninke, and Wolof communities in Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Niger, and Côte d’Ivoire. Regional variants include Aboubacar, Abubacar, Aboubakr, Aboubaker, Abu Bakr, Babacar (Wolof), and hypocoristics Bouba/Buba. Notable bearers include Malian guitarist Boubacar Traoré, Senegalese novelist Boubacar Boris Diop, and footballers Boubacar Kamara and Boubacar Barry. Related surnames sometimes derive from the given name. The name remains popular in Muslim West Africa and diaspora communities.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | 0 | #10 | 1 | 188 | |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #25 | 2 | 439 |
| AO | 0 | #75 | 3 | 2,729 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #181 | 62 | 5,568 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #213 | 5 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| GH | 0 | #231 | 13 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #296 | 11 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #308 | 12 | 9,639 |
| LY | 0 | #311 | 246 | 12,703 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #323 | 23 | 8,138 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #327 | 61 | 2,865 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #352 | 16 | 7,951 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #432 | 14 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #521 | 30 | 12,054 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #628 | 319 | 5,610 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #756 | 14 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #806 | 24 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #866 | 27 | 7,044 |
| DZ | 0 | #875 | 305 | 20,130 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #924 | 28 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #927 | 25 | 16,906 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #929 | 24 | 5,697 |
| MA | 0 | #964 | 165 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,125 | 349 | 10,046 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,201 | 11 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,582 | 33 | 28,008 |
Boubacar is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:
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