Bahar
Girl name · #4587 in 2025 · Uniqueness 73/100
In 2025, 30 baby girls were named Bahar, placing it at #4587 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4981, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 60,000 girls born in 2025 was named Bahar.
The 48-year story
Bahar first appears in the Social Security records in 1977, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 35 babies and a rank of #4114. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Bahar per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Bahar in class?
Bahar scores 73 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Bahar will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Bahar is most common
State-level data for Bahar is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Bahar
Statistically, parents drawn to Bahar tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mehar, Bryar, Cedar, Batya, and Bryer.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Bahar | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5752 |
| 2022 | 24 | #5309 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6174 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4880 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5449 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5152 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7442 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5130 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4981 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6207 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7372 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9790 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8058 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8965 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10129 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11417 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14502 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10690 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6885 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8280 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13154 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bahar a popular girl name?
Bahar ranked #4587 among girls in 2025 with 30 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4981.
When was the name Bahar most popular?
Bahar peaked in 2024, when 35 American girls received the name (ranked #4114 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Bahar?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 60,000 newborn American girls was named Bahar. It scores 73/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.