Haydar is a distinctive choice, ranked #3684 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Haydar in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#3684
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About the Name Haydar
Haydar is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 2173 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1202 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Haydar is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Haydar in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Haydar
Haydar Karataş — Haydar Karataş is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sakaryaspor.
César Haydar — César Rafael Haydar Villarreal is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Colombian club Atlético Nacional, on loan from Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale.
Muhammad Haydar — Mohammad Haidar, also known as Abu Ali Haidar, is a Lebanese politician and senior leader in Hezbollah’s Jihad Council, and Unit 8030 which oversees the organization’s activities, including recruitment, training, and security.
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 Haydar
Unlikely. With around 5 UK babies named Haydar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Haydar in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Haydar is rising: up 164 places since 2020, to #3,684 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,202 in 2001.
Haydar 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 Haydar include: Haydar Karataş, César Haydar and Muhammad Haydar. Short summaries for each appear below.
Haydar does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Haydars in the wild.
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UK babies named Haydar (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 164 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Haydar
Almost certainly the only Haydar in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Haydar
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
César Rafael Haydar Villarreal is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Colombian club Atlético Nacional, on loan from Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale.
Mohammad Haidar, also known as Abu Ali Haidar, is a Lebanese politician and senior leader in Hezbollah’s Jihad Council, and Unit 8030 which oversees the organization’s activities, including recruitment, training, and security.
Sayyid Baha al-Din Haydar, Haydar al-'Obaidi al-Hossayni Amuli, Sayyed Haydar Amoli, or Mir Haydar Amoli (Persian: میر حیدر آملی) a Shi'ite mystic and a Sufi philosopher, was an early representative of Persian mystic philosophy and one of the most distinguished commentators of the mystic philosopher Ibn Arabi, during the 14th century.