Boys' name · since 2012
Zahar
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Zahar, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,700 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,765 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zahar is the #8765 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 112 recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Zahar recorded 112 times among boys since 2012, holding rank #8765 nationally today, ahead of 37% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #16,700 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,765 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 112 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahar ranks #16,700 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,765 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 112 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,700 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,765 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zahar's 112 recorded births place it above 63.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zahar compares
112 28th 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
Zahar's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 112 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zahar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zahar's full recorded timeline at 2019, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zahar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Zahar by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (59 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Zahar's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zahar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 59 births (53% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zahar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Zahar 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.