MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Bahar mean?
Persian bahār names the spring season and the freshness of things in bloom. Urdu poetry extends the word to flourishing beauty, keeping the name's seasonal and floral imagery together.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बहार
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Bahar in Indian usage
2,486 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 600 records (24.1%).
- Recorded as male: 1,886 records (75.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 212 |
| 1960s | 368 |
| 1970s | 564 |
| 1980s | 706 |
| 1990s | 494 |
| Other decades | 142 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,909 |
| Bihar | 241 |
| Other states | 336 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Bahar / F | 6 | 3,705 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Bahar; Table_6, C3786 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Bahar; Table_6, C3786