Given name & surname
Bahar
“born during the spring”
Bahar is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “born during the spring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “born during the spring.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
In Turkish usage, Bahar developed from بهار.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bahar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 605
- 0 boys · 605 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #4,568 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,568 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,231 as a first name in 2020; 810 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bahar’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Bahar developed from the Persian form بهار. Bahar has a related form in Bahaar. Bahar has a related form in Bahara.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bahar has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Bahirvariant · English
- Bahharlikely variant
- Baharrahvariant
- Baharravariant
- Baharahvariant
- Baharavariant
- Baharrevariant
- Baharrvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bahar
- Bahar ParsSwedish actressborn 1979
- Bahar SoomekhMexican-born Iranian American actressborn 1975
- Bahar ŞahinTurkish actor (born 1997)
- Bahar ÇağlarTurkish basketball player (born 1988)
- Bahar MuradovaAzerbaijani politicianborn 1962
- Bahar KizilGerman singerborn 1988
- Bahar ToksoyTurkish volleyball player (born 1988)
- Bahar DoğanTurkish marathon runner (born 1974)
- Bahar MertTurkish volleyball player (born 1975)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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