Given name & surname
Hayder
“resembling a lion”
Hayder is a variant of Haidar. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hayder is a variant of Haidar. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a lion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hayder is a variant of Haidar. An origin associated with Haidar is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hayder through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46
- 46 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 728 as a first name in 2020; 245 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.
Hayder’s family of names
Hayder has a related form in Haidar. In German usage, Hayder 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.
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