Zahir
Zahir is ranked 755th among boys in 2024 (339 births). Its best rank was 754th, in 2023.
- Rank in 2024
- #755down 1 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 3390.02% of boys
- Peak year
- 2023346 births
- Best rank
- #754in 2023
- Since 1973
- 4,417people given the name
The story in the numbers
4,417 boys have been named Zahir in the United States since 1973, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 346 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2016, and the 2010s alone account for 38%. It has spent 8 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2023, its biggest year
Zahir was the 754th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.
Names that rose and fell with Zahir
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Mattiaspeak 2021
- Amaripeak 2023
- Zyanpeak 2024
- Kaipeak 2022
- Zamirpeak 2023
- Mahirpeak 2024
- Gadielpeak 2024
- Elyaspeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.