UK boy's name
Bahadur
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2019. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Bahadur is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Bahadur popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4702, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 3 births.
This profile covers 6 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2017 to 2019. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 6 living people in the UK are called Bahadur. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2020 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Bahadur ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales in 2019, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 3 boys were registered as Bahadur.
- • About 6 living people in the UK are estimated to have Bahadur as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4702
2019
Births in 2019
3
Latest year
Peak year
2017
3 births
Estimated living
6
2026
Popularity
Bahadur over time
The chart below shows babies named Bahadur registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2017 to 2019. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Bahadur, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2019, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bahadur by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Bahadur was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4757 | 6 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Bahadur
- Benjamin 90,412
- Ben 36,356
- Bradley 30,230
- Brandon 26,411
- Billy 18,608
- Bobby 16,904
- Blake 16,337
- Bailey 16,014
- Brody 7,230
- Beau 6,722
- Barnaby 5,284
- Brodie 4,801
FAQ
Bahadur: questions and answers
How popular is the name Bahadur in the UK right now?
In 2019, Bahadur was ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Bahadur most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 3 babies registered as Bahadur in England and Wales.
How many people are called Bahadur in the UK?
A total of 6 babies have been registered as Bahadur across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.