Given name & surname
Haider
“resembling a lion”
Haider is a variant of Haidar. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haider is a variant of Haidar. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a lion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Haider is a variant of Haidar. An origin associated with Haidar is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Arabic حَيْدَر, from Persian حَیْدَر (haydar).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haider through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,077
- 1,077 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 72 babies
- 2025
- 72
- #2,063 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +29%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,063 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,743 as a first name in 2020; 4,771 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.
Haider’s family of names
Haider has a related form in Haidar. In German usage, Haider as a surname has a related form in HEIDER.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Haider
- Haider al-AbadiPrime Minister of Iraq from 2014 to 2018born 1952
- Haider AckermannFrench fashion designerborn 1971
- Haider ObeidIraqi footballerborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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