Boys' name · since 1980
Sahir
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 931 babies named Sahir, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,911 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 931
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sahir currently ranks #2911 among boys' names in America, with 931 babies recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahir has been recorded 931 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #2911 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #5,370 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,911 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 931 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahir ranks #5,370 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,911 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 931 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,911 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 931
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sahir's 931 recorded births place it above 88.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sahir compares
931 Top 33% higher than 67% of 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
Sahir's all-time total is 152% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sahir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 931 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sahir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sahir's full recorded timeline at 2009, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sahir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Sahir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (397 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Sahir's strongest decade.
397 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Sahir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
216 births
- 2010s
2010s
397 births
- 2020s
2020s
252 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 397 births (43% of all-time use).
How Sahir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sahir's total volume
Sahir by state
Where Sahir concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 69 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 66 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 61 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 35 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 14 | 1.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
69 of 931 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Sahir's data
- Sahir's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (397 total births) through the 2020s (252) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sahirs (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sahir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Sahir 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.