Sardar
Sardar is a title of royalty and nobility that was originally used to denote princes, noblemen, kings, and other aristocrats. It has also been used to denote a chief or leader of a tribe or group. It is used as a Persian synonym of the title Emir of Arabic origin.
- Persian
- Urdu
- Pashto
Meaning & Origin of Sardar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sardar is a title of royalty and nobility that was originally used to denote princes, noblemen, kings, and other aristocrats. It has also been used to denote a chief or leader of a tribe or group. It is used as a Persian synonym of the title Emir of Arabic origin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
- Urdu
- Pashto
The Story of Sardar
The earliest SSA record of Sardar as a baby boy name dates back to 2011, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Sardar — #9,864 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Sardar on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Sardar last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Sardar
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sardar is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Sordor
- Sirdar
- Sadar
- Sortir
- Sworder
- Sturdier
- Sedar
- Sartor
- Sardo
- Sardi
- Sarda
- Sorrower
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Sardar
Sardar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Sardar's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #9,864. Use the chart and map above to compare Sardar'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 .
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