Given name & surname
Johar
“as precious as a jewel”
Johar is used as a given name and a surname. One Hindi interpretation is “as precious as a jewel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “as precious as a jewel.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Johar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 5 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 5 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 440 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.
Johar’s family of names
Johar has a related form in Jahara. Johar has a related form in Jahar. Johar has a related form in Joharr.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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