US rank #7978 Boys' name Peak 1998 245 births

Tahmir — #7978 US boys' name

245 babies named Tahmir in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s412000s922010s632020s49
#7978
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Tahmir was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

15 babies were named Tahmir in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tahmir

The Social Security Administration has registered 245 babies named Tahmir between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tahmir currently holds the #7978 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tahmir performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tahmir shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Tahmir in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tahmir 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 245 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.

Tahmir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

245

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

1998

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,978

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tahmir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
15
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 20242020201420102005200119971995 6

Tahmir by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
92 births that decade — 38% of Tahmir's all-time total
1990s412000s922010s632020s49

Tahmir by state

Where Tahmir concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tahmir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
64 26.1%
#2 New Jersey
5 2.0%
Pennsylvania share of Tahmir's total US births 26.1%
Even split

64 of 245 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tahmir?
245 babies have been named Tahmir since 1995. It currently ranks #7978 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 15 births.
When was Tahmir most popular?
Tahmir was most popular in the 2000s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Tahmir most popular?
The top states for the name Tahmir are Pennsylvania (64 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Tahmir been used?
Tahmir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tahmir?
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, 1995–2024 (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.