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Haider

Boy

Meaning of Haider: Arabic: 'lion'

Haider is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2032nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 389th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2032

72 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#389

106 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,077

First recorded 1985 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 18 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 36 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 21 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 24 babies2006: 28 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 22 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 22 babies2012: 29 babies2013: 33 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 50 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 47 babies2018: 44 babies2019: 48 babies2020: 42 babies20202021: 43 babies2022: 66 babies2023: 50 babies2024: 69 babies2025: 72 babies
US babies named Haider per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 72.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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