Eldar

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Эльдар in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, KG Kyrgyzstan and 6 more and Ельдар in UA Ukraine.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Eldar is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Hebrew given name887 records spelled Eldar12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Israel, Azerbaijan, United States, Hungary

  Also written אלדר, Aladar, אל-דר, Aldar, Alder

• Portuguese given name590 records spelled Eldar3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Russia, United States, Bosnia & Herzegovina

  Also written El'Dar

• a separate given name251 records spelled Eldar2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, United States, Kyrgyzstan, Russia

  Also written Eldår

34 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Eldar is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, An elf, one of a particular group of elves, or an elflike creature.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In non, nominative plural of eldr

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

NO SSB — Navn (1880–present) — 69 years between 1945–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Eldar Ryazanovb. 1927RUSoviet and Russian film director (1927–2015)
• Eldar Shengelayab. 1933GESoviet and Georgian film director, screenwriter (1933–2025)
• Eldar Mansurovb. 1952AZAzerbaijani musician
• Eldar Mahmudovb. 1956AZAzerbaijani politician, Minister of National Security
• Eldar Shafirb. 1959USAmerican psychologist
• Eldar Våganb. 1960NONorwegian illustrator and musician
• Eldar Kurtanidzeb. 1972GEGeorgian wrestler
• Eldar Salavatovb. 1976RURussian film director
• Eldar Qasımovb. 1989AZAzerbaijani singer
• Eldar Hasanovićb. 1990ILBosnian football midfielder in China League One

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 364 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Eldar?

We estimate roughly 13 thousand people bear Eldar (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Eldar have the most bearers?

Eldar is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled эльдар.

How common is Eldar compared with other names?

In Russia, Eldar is the 190th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

Is Eldar a male or female name?

Eldar is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Eldar mean?

Recorded meaning: indefinite plural of eld