Badr is a distinctive choice, ranked #3684 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Badr in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#3684
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About the Name Badr
Badr is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 696 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1595 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Badr is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Badr in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Badr
Badr Jafar — Badr Jafar is an Emirati businessperson and Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy for the United Arab Emirates.
Yarub Badr — Yarub Suleiman Badr is a Syrian politician who is currently serving as Minister of Transport in the Syrian transitional government.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Badr
Unlikely. With around 5 UK babies named Badr per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Badr in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Badr is declining: down 724 places since 2020, to #3,684 in 2025. It peaked at #1,595 in 2001.
Badr is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Badr include: Badr Jafar, Bashir Badr and Yarub Badr. Short summaries for each appear below.
Badr does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Badrs in the wild.
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UK babies named Badr (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 724 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Badr
Almost certainly the only Badr in the class
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UK Popularity (1998–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Badr
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Amjad Badr is a Syrian academic and agricultural economist who has served as the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in the Syrian transitional government since 29 March 2025.