Boys' name · since 1993
Zafar
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 146 babies named Zafar, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,958 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,076 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 146
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zafar currently ranks #10076 among boys' names in America, with 146 babies recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zafar has been recorded 146 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #10076 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #14,958 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,076 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 146 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zafar ranks #14,958 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,076 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 146 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,958 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,076 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 146
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zafar's 146 recorded births place it above 67.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zafar compares
146 32nd 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
Zafar's all-time total is 60% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zafar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 146 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zafar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zafar splits its recorded history at 2014: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zafar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Zafar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (74 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Zafar's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Zafar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 74 births (51% of all-time use).
Zafar by state
Where Zafar concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 4.1% |
6 of 146 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zafar's data
- Zafar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (74 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zafars (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zafar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Zafar 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.