US rank #2267 Boys' name Peak 2024 887 births

Sahir — #2267 US boys' name

887 babies named Sahir in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s592000s2162010s3972020s208
#2267
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Sahir was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

63 babies were named Sahir in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sahir

The Social Security Administration has registered 887 babies named Sahir between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sahir currently holds the #2267 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sahir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 397 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sahir shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sahir in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sahir 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 887 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.

Sahir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

887

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2024

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,267

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sahir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
63
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941980 7

Sahir by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
397 births that decade — 45% of Sahir's all-time total
1980s71990s592000s2162010s3972020s208

Sahir by state

Where Sahir concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sahir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
69 7.8%
#2 Pennsylvania
61 6.9%
#3 California
60 6.8%
#4 Texas
34 3.8%
#5 Florida
14 1.6%
#6 New Jersey
13 1.5%
#7 North Carolina
10 1.1%
#8 Georgia
5 0.6%
New York share of Sahir's total US births 7.8%
Even split

69 of 887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sahir?
887 babies have been named Sahir since 1980. It currently ranks #2267 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 63 births.
When was Sahir most popular?
Sahir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 397 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Sahir most popular?
The top states for the name Sahir are New York (69 births), Pennsylvania (61 births), California (60 births).
How long has the name Sahir been used?
Sahir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sahir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahil, Sahib, Sahaj, Saharsh, 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, 1980–2024 (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.