US rank #11961 Boys' name Peak 2019 34 births

Cahir — #11961 US boys' name

34 babies named Cahir in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s122020s22
#11961
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 16% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Cahir was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cahir in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cahir

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Cahir between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cahir currently holds the #11961 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cahir performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cahir shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cahir in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cahir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

34

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2019

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,961

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cahir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202420232022202020192017 5

Cahir by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
22 births that decade — 65% of Cahir's all-time total
2010s122020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cahir?
34 babies have been named Cahir since 2017. It currently ranks #11961 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 7 births.
When was Cahir most popular?
Cahir was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Cahir been used?
Cahir has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cahir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cahlil, Cahill, Cahari, Cahner, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.