US rank #5368 Boys' name Peak 2021 221 births

Sahmir — #5368 US boys' name

221 babies named Sahmir in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s432010s1032020s75
#5368
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 62% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sahmir was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

19 babies were named Sahmir in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sahmir

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Sahmir between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sahmir currently holds the #5368 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sahmir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sahmir shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sahmir in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sahmir 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 221 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.

Sahmir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

221

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2021

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,368

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sahmir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
19
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 20242021201820152012200920032000 5

Sahmir by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
103 births that decade — 47% of Sahmir's all-time total
2000s432010s1032020s75

Sahmir by state

Where Sahmir concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sahmir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
10 4.5%
Pennsylvania share of Sahmir's total US births 4.5%

10 of 221 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sahmir?
221 babies have been named Sahmir since 2000. It currently ranks #5368 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 19 births.
When was Sahmir most popular?
Sahmir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Sahmir most popular?
The top states for the name Sahmir are Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Sahmir been used?
Sahmir has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sahmir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahil, Sahir, Sahib, Sahaj, 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, 2000–2024 (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.