Boys' name · since 1998
Saahir
250 babies named Saahir in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,674 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,989 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 250
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
250 babies have been named Saahir since 1998, making it today's #7989 boys' name.
Saahir has 250 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7989 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #11,674 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,989 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 250 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saahir ranks #11,674 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,989 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 250 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,674 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,989 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 250
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saahir's 250 recorded births place it above 74.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Saahir compares
250 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Saahir's all-time total is 32% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saahir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 250 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Saahir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saahir splits its recorded history at 2012: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saahir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Saahir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (106 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Saahir's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Saahir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (42% of all-time use).
Saahir by state
Where Saahir concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 8.4% |
21 of 250 births nationwide.
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What to do with Saahir's data
- Saahir's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Saahirs (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saahir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Saahir draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.