Badr is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Badr in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Badr
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Badr per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Badr in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Badr is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 696 places over the last five years to #2264 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 — Badr Jafar is an Emirati businessperson and Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy for the United Arab Emirates.; Bashir Badr — Bashir Badr is an Indian poet.; Yarub Badr — Yarub Suleiman Badr is a Syrian politician who is currently serving as Minister of Transport in the Syrian transitional government..
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.
10
UK babies named Badr (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 696 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
Likely around 1 other Badr in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
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
Badr Jafar is an Emirati businessperson and Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy for the United Arab Emirates. He is the chief executive officer of Crescent Enterprises, a UAE-based conglomerate.
Yarub Suleiman Badr is a Syrian politician who is currently serving as Minister of Transport in the Syrian transitional government. He was previously a professor of civil engineering at Latakia University.
Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi is an Omani diplomat, and politician who has been serving as the foreign minister of Oman since 18 August 2020. He has represented Oman in regional and international meetings, which include the United Nations.
Badr al-Molouk, was the first wife of Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Shah of the Qajar dynasty. She was the daughter of the Qajar Prince Zahir as-Sultan Vala and Afagh Khanom.
Badr bin Saud Al Saud was a son of King Saud and one of the grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz. He was the governor of the Riyadh province for a short time and also served as the commander of the National Guard.
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.