Boys' name · since 1987
Zafir
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 267 babies named Zafir, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,296 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 267
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zafir is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 267 have been recorded since 1987.
Zafir has 267 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2024.
- #11,296 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 267 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zafir ranks #11,296 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 267 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,296 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 267
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zafir's 267 recorded births place it above 75.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Zafir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zafir's full recorded timeline at 2008, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zafir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Zafir by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (83 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Zafir's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Zafir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 83 births (31% of all-time use).
Zafir by state
Where Zafir concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 6.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.9% |
16 of 267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Zafir's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Zafirs (16 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zafir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1987–2024 (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 Zafir 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.