Haydar
Haydar, also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Haidar, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, Hyder, and other variants, is an Arabic male given name, also used as a surname, and means an epithet for "lion".
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Haydar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haydar, also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Haidar, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, Hyder, and other variants, is an Arabic male given name, also used as a surname, and means an epithet for "lion".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Haydar
Haydar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2010, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 7 Haydars were born — ranking #9,690 that year. As of 2026, Haydar ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 56 Haydars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Haydar most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- LB81%
- SY8%
- Turkey5%
- IQ3%
- Bangladesh3%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Haydar
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Haydar
Haydar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 56 births in the dataset. Haydar's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #9,690. Use the chart and map above to compare Haydar'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.