Boys' name · since 1995
Tahmir
265 babies named Tahmir in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,965 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 265
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tahmir is the #4965 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 265 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Tahmir recorded 265 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #4965 nationally today, ahead of 64% of boys, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #11,334 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,965 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 265 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahmir ranks #11,334 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,965 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 265 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,965 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 265
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tahmir's 265 recorded births place it above 75.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Tahmir compares
265 43rd 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
Tahmir's all-time total is 28% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tahmir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 265 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tahmir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tahmir's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tahmir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Tahmir by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (92 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Tahmir's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tahmir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 92 births (35% of all-time use).
Tahmir by state
Where Tahmir concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 64 | 24.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.9% |
64 of 265 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tahmir's data
- Tahmir's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (69) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Tahmirs (64 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 Tahmir: 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 (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Tahmir 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.