MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Haidar mean?
Haidar comes from Arabic ḥaydar, a word for lion. It also functions as an epithet in Arabic heroic tradition, which explains its long use as a personal name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हैदर
Conventional spelling
Arabic
حيدر
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Haidar in Indian usage
32,546 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 783 records (2.4%).
- Recorded as male: 31,763 records (97.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 981 |
| 1950s | 2,295 |
| 1960s | 4,527 |
| 1970s | 6,324 |
| 1980s | 8,550 |
| 1990s | 9,466 |
| Other decades | 403 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 13,935 |
| Bihar | 9,502 |
| Jharkhand | 2,352 |
| Rajasthan | 1,752 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,587 |
| Maharashtra | 1,365 |
| Kerala | 646 |
| Uttarakhand | 398 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 256 |
| Haryana | 234 |
| Delhi | 209 |
| Punjab | 172 |
| Other states | 138 |
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 | Haidar / M | 13 | 1,897 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
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 Haidar; Table_6, C1959 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Haidar; Table_6, C1959
- Behind the Name: Haidar ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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