Sahar is a distinctive choice, ranked #1719 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Sahar in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1719
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About the Name Sahar
Sahar has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 132 places in five years. It was most popular in 2005 at #615 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Sahar is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Sahar in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Sahar
Sahar (singer) — Sahar Moghadass, known mononymously as Sahar (Persian: سحر), is an Iranian singer, musician and dancer.
Ben Sahar — Ben Sahar (Hebrew: בן שׂהר, changed the Hebrew spelling of his surname from סהר; born 10 August 1989) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker.
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 Sahar
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Sahar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sahar in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sahar has been fairly steady, ranked #1,719 in 2025 against #1,687 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #615 in 2005.
Sahar 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 Sahar include: Sahar (singer), Ben Sahar and Sahar Valadbeigi. Short summaries for each appear below.
Sahar does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sahars in the wild.
17
UK babies named Sahar (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 32 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sahar
Almost certainly the only Sahar 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 Sahar
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ben Sahar (Hebrew: בן שׂהר, changed the Hebrew spelling of his surname from סהר; born 10 August 1989) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Sahar Baassiri, also spelled Baasiri is a Lebanese diplomat and journalist currently serving as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to UNESCO in Paris.