The baby name Dhafer is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈðɑːfɪr/; anglicized: DHAH-fir or DAH-fer (dh as in 'this').
Dhafer is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Dhafer is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈðɑːfɪr/; anglicized: DHAH-fir or DAH-fer (dh as in 'this').
Dhafer is Arabic in Origin.
Derived from Arabic Ẓāfir, Dhafer means “victorious” or “triumphant,” the active-participle form of the verb ẓafara (“to win, to prevail”) from the root ẓ-f-r. Because the emphatic consonant ظ lacks a direct English equivalent, it is transliterated variously as Dh, Z, or ẓ, yielding spellings like Dhafer and Zafir. The name conveys success, good fortune, and hard-won achievement.
Documented since the medieval Islamic world, it appears in regal and honorific contexts - most notably in the laqab of the Fatimid caliph al-Ẓāfir bi-Amr Allāh (r. 1149–1154). Today the name is used across North Africa and the Middle East; a contemporary bearer is the Tunisian actor Dhafer L’Abidine. Common variants include Dhafir, Zafir, Zaafir, and the Turkish Zafer; related is Zafar in Persian and Urdu, a cognate tied to the same victory root. With its clear meaning and cross-regional familiarity, Dhafer balances tradition with a confident, modern tone.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| IQ | 0 | #129 | 5 | 3,533 | |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SA | 0 | #283 | 13 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| YE | 0 | #361 | 21 | 8,639 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #367 | 11 | 7,057 |
| TN | 0 | #456 | 487 | 13,765 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #477 | 194 | 13,071 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #696 | 12 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #760 | 10 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #872 | 10 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,067 | 26 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,247 | 371 | 28,008 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,459 | 13 | 10,046 |
Dhafer is popular in 28 countries — most recent births per country:
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