Recorded 2001–2023 Boys' name Peak 2001 16 births

Zaheim — boys' name

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

2000s112020s5
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Zaheim was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zaheim in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaheim

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Zaheim between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zaheim currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaheim performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zaheim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaheim 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 16 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.

Zaheim at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

16

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2001

6 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

Zaheim popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
6
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 202320032001 6

Zaheim by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 69% of Zaheim's all-time total
2000s112020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaheim?
16 babies have been named Zaheim since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 6 births.
When was Zaheim most popular?
Zaheim was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Zaheim been used?
Zaheim has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zaheim?
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.