Salar is a distinctive choice, ranked #1322 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Salar in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1322
About the Name Salar
Salar has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #1322. The name has climbed 2012 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Salar 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 Salar
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Salar per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Salar in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Salar is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 2012 places over the last five years to #1322 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Salar 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 Salar include: Salar Azimi — Salar Azimi is an Iranian who fled to the Netherlands when he was 13 years old.; Salar Aghili — Salar Aghili, known by his full name Mir Salar Moslemi Aghili, is a classical and Persian traditional singer.; Salar Afrasiabi — Salar Afrasiabi is an Iranian former football midfielder..
Salar does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Salars in the wild.
20
UK babies named Salar (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 2012 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Salar
Likely around 1 other Salar in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Salar
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Salar Aghili, known by his full name Mir Salar Moslemi Aghili, is a classical and Persian traditional singer. (Persian: میرسالار مسلمی عقیلی, romanized: Mirsâlâr Moslemi Aqili).
Salar Ayoubi is an Iranian oud player who has worked with many National and International bands across the world. Salar Ayoubi was born on 26 June 1978 in Kurdistan (Iran).
Salar is a Turkic language spoken by the Salar people, who mainly live in the provinces of Qinghai and Gansu in China; some also live in Ili, Xinjiang. It is a primary branch and an eastern outlier of the Oghuz branch of Turkic, the other Oghuz languages being spoken mostly in West and Central Asia.