MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Zafar mean?
Zafar is the Arabic noun ẓafar, “victory”. The word entered Urdu and Persianate naming as a concise expression of triumph or success.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ज़फ़र
Conventional spelling
Arabic
ظفر
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Zafar in Indian usage
906 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 131 |
| 1970s | 268 |
| 1980s | 292 |
| Other decades | 215 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 430 |
| Other states | 476 |
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 | Zafar / M | 3 | 5,137 |
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 Zafar; Table_6, C6554 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Zafar; Table_6, C6554
- Behind the Name: Zafar ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: ظفر ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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