The baby name Salar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Persian: /sɒːˈlɒːr/ — Anglicized: sah-LAHR.
Salar is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Salar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Persian: /sɒːˈlɒːr/ — Anglicized: sah-LAHR.
Salar is Persian in Origin.
Salar is a masculine given name of Persian origin, from Middle Persian sālār, meaning “leader, chief, commander.” It entered many Persianate languages and cultures, appearing in Kurdish, Pashto, and Urdu with the same sense of authority. Spelled سالار in Persian and Urdu, and सलार in Hindi, common transliterations include Salār, Salaar, and Sallar; related compounds such as Sepahsalar (“commander of the army”) show the root’s prestige.
Across history the word functioned both as a name and an honorific. In Indo-Persian courts it formed titles like Salar Jung in Hyderabad, while the 11th‑century figure Salar Masud (Ghazi Miyan) bore it as a martial epithet. Modern bearers include Iranian vocalist Salar Aghili, sustaining its familiarity in Iran and the diaspora. The name suggests leadership and dignity without overt religiosity, offering a strong yet culturally flexible choice (not to be confused with the Turkic Salar ethnic group).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| AF | 0 | #70 | 7 | 1,883 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #91 | 2,408 | 13,071 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #92 | 3 | 2,402 |
| IQ | 0 | #94 | 36 | 3,533 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #147 | 1,396 | 10,162 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #179 | 4 | 1,509 |
| IR | 0 | #200 | 30 | 4,221 | |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #235 | 36 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 10 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #303 | 217 | 11,303 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #305 | 21 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #414 | 14 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #430 | 13 | 2,180 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #499 | 32 | 8,334 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| SY | 0 | #589 | 142 | 11,684 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #648 | 11 | 13,263 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #652 | 31 | 3,552 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #695 | 13 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #752 | 18 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #815 | 138 | 5,697 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #851 | 31 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #864 | 29 | 7,044 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #874 | 78 | 5,873 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #926 | 10 | 25,931 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #999 | 94 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,004 | 208 | 19,440 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 7 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,361 | 254 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,447 | 25 | 10,046 |
Salar is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:
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