US rank #9398 Boys' name Peak 2017 239 births

Saahir — #9398 US boys' name

239 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.

1990s122000s592010s1062020s62
#9398
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Saahir was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

19 babies were named Saahir in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saahir

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Saahir between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saahir currently holds the #9398 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saahir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Saahir shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Saahir in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saahir 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 239 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.

Saahir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

239

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2017

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,398

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saahir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
19
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 202420212018201520112008200420011998 5

Saahir by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
106 births that decade — 44% of Saahir's all-time total
1990s122000s592010s1062020s62

Saahir by state

Where Saahir concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Saahir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
21 8.8%
Pennsylvania share of Saahir's total US births 8.8%

21 of 239 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saahir?
239 babies have been named Saahir since 1998. It currently ranks #9398 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 19 births.
When was Saahir most popular?
Saahir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Saahir most popular?
The top states for the name Saahir are Pennsylvania (21 births).
How long has the name Saahir been used?
Saahir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saahir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saad, Saadiq, Saahil, Saatvik, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.