Boys' name · since 1972
Tahir
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 1,976 babies named Tahir, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,528 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,976
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,976 babies have been named Tahir since 1972, making it today's #2528 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahir has been recorded 1,976 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #2528 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #3,325 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,528 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,976 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahir ranks #3,325 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,528 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,976 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,528 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,976
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tahir's 1,976 recorded births place it above 92.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tahir compares
1,976 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Tahir's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tahir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,976 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tahir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tahir's full recorded timeline at 1999, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tahir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Tahir by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (511 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Tahir's strongest decade.
511 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Tahir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 120
1970s
120 births
- 1980s 130
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
338 births
- 2000s
2000s
511 births
- 2010s
2010s
442 births
- 2020s
2020s
435 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 511 births (26% of all-time use).
How Tahir 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 Tahir's total volume
Tahir by state
Where Tahir concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 302 | 15.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 242 | 12.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 135 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 66 | 3.3% |
| #5 | California | | 48 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 40 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 31 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 22 | 1.1% |
302 of 1,976 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Tahir appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tahir's data
- Tahir's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (511 total births) through the 2020s (435) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tahirs (302 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tahir
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tahir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Tahir 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.