Sahar
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Sahar is an Arabic name meaning “dawn.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy
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Usage of Sahar in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Sahar against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Sahar is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Sahar in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 43 girls were named Sahar, making it the #3517 girls' name in the US. Since 1971, 2,453 girls have been named Sahar, with the most (83) in 1996. It is most common, relative to births, in Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Austria | #859 girls | 4 | Statistik Austria, 2025 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | #839 girls | 5 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Israel | #173 girls | 71 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 2024 |
| Israel | #130 boys | 123 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 2024 |
| Switzerland | #901 girls | 6 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025 |
| Israel | #374 girls (all ages) | 1,736 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
| Israel | #202 boys (all ages) | 4,519 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
| Norway | #905 girls (all ages) | 279 | Statistics Norway (SSB), 2025 |
| Sweden | #717 girls (all ages) | 1,240 | Statistics Sweden (SCB), 2020 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Sahar
There are 55 towns and villages with Sahar in their name, in 9 countries.
🇮🇳 India 16🇧🇩 Bangladesh 14🇵🇰 Pakistan 10🇮🇷 Iran 5🇾🇪 Yemen 4🇮🇶 Iraq 3🇩🇿 Algeria 1🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Saḩar | Sanaa Governorate, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 31,859 | Map |
| As Sahar | Ibb Governorate, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Bīl Sahar | Rajshahi Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Chandan Sahar | Rajshahi Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Chandan Sahar | Rajshahi Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Douar Sahar | Relizane, 🇩🇿 Algeria | – | Map |
| Kando Sahar | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Kusum Sahar | Rajshahi Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Kuzi Sahar | Rajshahi Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Kālu Sahar | Rajshahi Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Sahar songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Sahar in their title. The best known:
- Morq-e sahar – Morteza Neydavoud
- Oi Durey, Bohu Durey Ek Alor Sahar – Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (1979)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
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