Haider
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning lion.
Haider by the numbers
In 2025, 149 babies in England and Wales were named Haider. In the US, 47 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 52 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Haider
Forms of Haider in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ali-Haiderexalted lion; a form of Ali and Haider4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hyderlion; a form of Haider3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Haider. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Haidenheather-covered hill; a modern form of Hayden207 in the US (2017)
- Haidarlion, brave one13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hayderlion; a form of Haidar6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harperharp player10,735 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Hadenheather-covered hill; a modern form of Hayden37 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Haider
Names that are said the same way as Haider, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Haydarlion5 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a lion
Like Haider, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Haider
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