Boy · #12,084 in 2026

Bachir

Bachir is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from July 1999 until August 2000 he won five of his ten races and recorded major victories in four different countries. As a juvenile in 1999 he showed top-class form by winning the Richmond Stakes and finishing third in both the Prix Morny and Prix de la Salamandre.

  • Arabic
Current Rank
#12,084
Peak Rank
#9,599 (2011)
Total Babies
22
5-Yr Trend
Stable
2001
First Year
2015
Last Year
2011
Peak Year
#9599
Peak Rank
22
Total Count
4
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Bachir

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Bachir is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from July 1999 until August 2000 he won five of his ten races and recorded major victories in four different countries. As a juvenile in 1999 he showed top-class form by winning the Richmond Stakes and finishing third in both the Prix Morny and Prix de la Salamandre.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Arabic
Origin & history
Bachir is a bay horse with a small white star and white socks on his hind legs bred in Ireland by Kevin and Meta Cullen of the Middlelane Farm near Naas . As a foal in November 1997 he was offered for sale at Goffs and was bought for IR£ 31,000 by the bloodstock agent Michael Grassick. In October 1998 the yearling returned to the auction ring at Goffs and was sold for IR£ 50,000 to Sheikh Mohammed 's Darley Stud . The colt was initially sent into training with John Gosden at the Stanley House Stables in Newmarket . He was from the first crop of foals sired by Desert Style, a sprinter whose win

The Story of Bachir

Bachir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 7 births, good for #9,599 nationwide. About 55% of every Bachir on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Bachir last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Bachir

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Bachir. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Bachir

Phonetically similar names — useful when Bachir is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

  • Batcher
  • Butcher
  • Badger
  • Basher
  • Boucher
  • Beecher
  • Beacher
  • Botcher
  • Betcher
  • Bajer
  • Bashore
  • Boettcher

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bachir

What does the name Bachir mean?
Bachir is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from July 1999 until August 2000 he won five of his ten races and recorded major victories in four different countries. As a juvenile in 1999 he showed top-class form by winning the Richmond Stakes and finishing third in both the Prix Morny and Prix de la Salamandre.
What is the origin of the name Bachir?
Bachir has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Arabic.
How popular is Bachir in 2026?
In 2026, Bachir ranks #12,084 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Bachir most popular?
Bachir reached its peak popularity in 2011, ranking #9,599 that year with 7 babies given the name.
Is Bachir a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Bachir is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Bachir?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Bachir include Damaine, Abiola, Shaker. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Bachir?
Common variants and related forms of Bachir include Basheer, Bashir. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Bachir

Bachir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Bachir's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #9,599. Use the chart and map above to compare Bachir's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.