Recorded 2001–2023 Boys' name Peak 2002 67 births

Tahjir — boys' name

67 babies named Tahjir in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s462010s162020s5
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Tahjir was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tahjir in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tahjir

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Tahjir between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tahjir currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tahjir performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tahjir shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tahjir in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tahjir 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 67 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.

Tahjir at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

67

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2002

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tahjir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
45678910 20232017201320102009200820052004200320022001 5

Tahjir by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
46 births that decade — 69% of Tahjir's all-time total
2000s462010s162020s5

Tahjir by state

Where Tahjir concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tahjir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 7.5%
Pennsylvania share of Tahjir's total US births 7.5%

5 of 67 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tahjir?
67 babies have been named Tahjir since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 9 births.
When was Tahjir most popular?
Tahjir was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Tahjir most popular?
The top states for the name Tahjir are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Tahjir been used?
Tahjir has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tahjir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tahj, Taha, Tahir, Tahmid, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2001–2023 (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.