Fun Facts About the Name Bakir
- 5 babies named Bakir: U.S. records list 5 babies given the name Bakir from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Bakir Mean?
Bakir means "young camel" and is a masculine name of Arabic origin, usually treated as a Balkan form of the Arabic name Bakr (بَكْر). The Arabic noun bakr refers to a young camel; it is distinct from bikr (بِكْر), "virgin," though the two words are often confused in English. The Bosnian spelling Bakir corresponds to Arabic Bakr, while Turkish uses Bekir. A different Arabic name, Bāqir (بَاقِر), meaning "one who splits open," is sometimes transliterated as Bakir and is not the same name, although the spellings can overlap.
Bakir Name History & Origins
The Arabic name Bakr was in use in pre-Islamic Arabia and was also the name of the Banu Bakr tribe. It appears in early Islamic history in the kunya of the first caliph, Abu Bakr, whose given name was Abdullah; Abu Bakr was a nickname, and its exact sense is explained in more than one traditional account. As Arabic names spread with Islam, forms of Bakr entered Turkish and the languages of the Balkans. Turkish uses Bekir, while Bakir is established in Bosnia and among Bosniaks as a masculine given name. The Turkish word bakır, meaning "copper," is unrelated. The Arabic name Bāqir (بَاقِر), familiar from the epithet of the Shi'i imam Muhammad al-Baqir, is a separate name, although English spellings sometimes bring the two together.
How Popular is the Name Bakir?
Bakir has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2008. Its best rank was #12,746 in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #12,746 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Bakir Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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