Boys' name · since 1989
Zaheer
344 babies named Zaheer in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,851 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,328 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zaheer is the #4328 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 344 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Zaheer recorded 344 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #4328 nationally today, ahead of 69% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #9,851 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,328 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 344 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaheer ranks #9,851 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,328 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 344 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,851 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,328 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zaheer's 344 recorded births place it above 78.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zaheer compares
344 48th 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
Zaheer's all-time total is 7% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaheer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 344 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zaheer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zaheer's full recorded timeline at 2011, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zaheer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Zaheer by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (143 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Zaheer's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Zaheer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 57
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 143 births (42% of all-time use).
Zaheer by state
Where Zaheer concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 2.0% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
7 of 344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Zaheer's data
- New York records the most Zaheers (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaheer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Zaheer 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.