Recorded 2001–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 72 births

Zaheem — boys' name

72 babies named Zaheem in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s262010s222020s24
2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Zaheem was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

8 babies were named Zaheem in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaheem

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Zaheem between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zaheem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaheem performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zaheem shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaheem in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 72 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zaheem at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

72

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2023

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zaheem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 2023202120192014200920072001 5

Zaheem by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
26 births that decade — 36% of Zaheem's all-time total
2000s262010s222020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaheem?
72 babies have been named Zaheem since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 8 births.
When was Zaheem most popular?
Zaheem was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Zaheem been used?
Zaheem has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zaheem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zahir, Zahid, Zahmir, Zaheer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.