Boys' name · since 2000
Sahmir
243 babies named Sahmir in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,635 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 243
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
243 babies have been named Sahmir since 2000, making it today's #4635 boys' name.
Sahmir has 243 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4635 as of the latest data, more common than 67% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #11,849 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,635 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 243 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahmir ranks #11,849 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,635 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 243 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,635 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 243
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sahmir's 243 recorded births place it above 73.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Sahmir compares
243 41st 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
Sahmir's all-time total is 34% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sahmir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 243 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sahmir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sahmir splits its recorded history at 2014: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sahmir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Sahmir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (103 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Sahmir's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Sahmir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 103 births (42% of all-time use).
Sahmir by state
Where Sahmir concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 4.1% |
10 of 243 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sahmir's data
- Sahmir's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Sahmirs (10 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 Sahmir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Sahmir 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.