The first name Balthazar
A boy’s name meaning “may bel protect the king”.
Pronounced /ˈbælθəˌzɔɹ/ 3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Balthazar means “may bel protect the king”.
From Middle English Balthasar, from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ (Baltásar), from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar), attested in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1), from Akkadian 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀 (Bēl-šarra-uṣṣur, literally “May Bel protect the king”). Doublet of Belshazzar.
More names that mean king.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 boys were named Balthazar, making it the 3,684th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 10 births (#2,150).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Balthazar with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Balthazar at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 7 boys born in the United States were named Balthazar, the 9,824th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 15 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Balthazar in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Balthazar in Dutch too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Baltasar
- Baltassar
- Balthasar
- Belshazzar
- Beltshatsar
Famous people named Balthazar
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Balthazar GettyAmerican actor and musician, born 1975
- Balthazar GerbierAnglo-Dutch courtier, diplomat (1592–1663)
- Balthazar Georges SageFrench chemist and mineralogist (1740-1824)
- BaltazarBrazilian association football player, born 1959
- Philipp Franz von SieboldGerman biologist and traveller (1796-1866)
- Baltazar Enrique Porras CardozoArchbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida, born 1944
- Marcel AmontFrench singer and actor (1929–2023)
- BatataAssociation football player, born 2000
- Baltazar Adam KrčelićCroatian historian, theologian and jurist, 1715–1778
Questions
- What does the name Balthazar mean?
- Balthazar means “may bel protect the king”.
- How popular is the name Balthazar?
- In 2025, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Balthazar, ranking 3,684th. Its peak was 2015, with 10 births.
- Is Balthazar a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 217 US babies named Balthazar since 1880 were boys.
- When was Balthazar most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 15 babies were named Balthazar, its highest rank at 5,764th.
- How do you pronounce Balthazar?
- Balthazar is /ˈbælθəˌzɔɹ/, 3 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Balthazar?
- Baltasar, Baltassar, Balthasar, Belshazzar and Beltshatsar.