Girls' name · since 1977
Sahirah
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 99 babies named Sahirah, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
99 girls have been named Sahirah since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sahirah recorded 99 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2019.
- #27,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 99 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahirah ranks #27,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sahirah's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sahirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sahirah splits its recorded history at 2008: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sahirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2019
- Peak year (2010)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Sahirah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (43 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Sahirah's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Sahirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sahirah's data
- Sahirah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 2010s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sahirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1977–2019 (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 Sahirah 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.