The baby name Kedar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hebrew: keh-DAR (IPA: /keˈdar/),Sanskrit/Hindi: kay-DAAR (IPA: /keːˈd̪aːr/),Anglicized: KAY-dər (IPA: /ˈkeɪdər/).
The baby name Kedar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hebrew: keh-DAR (IPA: /keˈdar/),Sanskrit/Hindi: kay-DAAR (IPA: /keːˈd̪aːr/),Anglicized: KAY-dər (IPA: /ˈkeɪdər/).
Kedar is Hebrew, Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.
Kedar unites two origins. In South Asia it derives from Sanskrit kedara, "field" or "meadow," and serves as an epithet of Shiva (as Kedara/Kedarnath, "Lord of the field"). This devotional link sustains masculine use in Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali, often in the compound Kedar Nath. Veneration of the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath further reinforces the name.
In Semitic tradition, Kedar corresponds to biblical Qedar, son of Ishmael and eponym of a nomadic tribe cited in Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. The Hebrew root q-d-r means "to be dark," so the name is commonly glossed "dark" or "dusky," perhaps evoking black goat-hair tents. Variants include Kedar (Indic/English), Qedar and Qaydar (Hebrew/Arabic lines), and Kedara/Kedarnath in Indic use. Today it sees most use in India and Nepal, with cross-cultural recognition.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #68 | 4 | 2,963 | |
| QA | 0 | #101 | 6 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| AE | 0 | #181 | 7 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 4 | 5,842 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #258 | 15 | 6,876 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #283 | 22 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #336 | 8 | 15,378 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #473 | 237 | 18,093 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| BH | 0 | #515 | 39 | 17,937 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #518 | 569 | 16,750 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #530 | 23 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #541 | 13 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #619 | 13 | 13,121 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #702 | 68 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #792 | 90 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #842 | 252 | 22,615 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #884 | 9 | 7,044 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #915 | 21 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,050 | 62 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,105 | 559 | 28,008 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,126 | 51 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Kedar is popular in 45 countries — most recent births per country:
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