Boys' name · since 2001
Zaheem
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Zaheem, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,940 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,347 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 80
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zaheem currently ranks #9347 among boys' names in America, with 80 babies recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaheem has been recorded 80 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #9347 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, 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 2001 to 2025.
- #18,940 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,347 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 80 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaheem ranks #18,940 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,347 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 80 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,940 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,347 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 80
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zaheem's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zaheem compares
80 23rd 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
Zaheem's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaheem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 80 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zaheem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaheem's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaheem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Zaheem by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (32 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Zaheem's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Zaheem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 32 births (40% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zaheem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2001–2025 (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 Zaheem 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.