Haider
Haider is a South Asian and Arabic given name.
- Urdu
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Haider
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haider is a South Asian and Arabic given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Urdu
- Arabic
The Story of Haider
The earliest SSA record of Haider as a baby boy name dates back to 1985, when 6 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 72 newborns named Haider — #2,086 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Haider on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Haider ranks #2,086 for baby boys with 72 births, rising sharply (+46% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Haider
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Haider. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Haider
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About the name Haider
Haider is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Haider's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,086. Use the chart and map above to compare Haider'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.