Total births
12
Boys' name · since 2017
Zafeer
12 babies named Zafeer in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 2017–2020
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
12 boys have been named Zafeer since 2017, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zafeer has been recorded 12 times among boys since 2017, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2020.
- 12 total births
- 2017–2020 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
12 boys have been named Zafeer since 2017, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2020.
- 12
- total births
- 2017–2020
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Zafeer was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
7 babies were named Zafeer in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
Zafeer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zafeer's full recorded timeline at 2020, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zafeer at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2020
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2017
Zafeer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2020
- Peak year (2020)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Zafeer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zafeer's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Zafeer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zafeer? ▼
Zafeer has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 7 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
When was Zafeer most popular? ▼
Zafeer was most popular in the 2020s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Zafeer been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zafeer since 2017 -- 4 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Zafeer? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zafir, Zafar, Zafari, Zafer. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2017–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zafeer: Baby Name Since 2017 - 12 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zafeer. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zafeer 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 July 2026.