Boys' name · since 1978
Zahid
Zahid has 1,126 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,154 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,126
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zahid is the #3154 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,126 recorded since 1978.
Zahid has 1,126 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3154 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #4,761 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,154 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,126 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahid ranks #4,761 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,154 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,126 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,154 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,126
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zahid's 1,126 recorded births place it above 89.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zahid compares
1,126 Top 30% higher than 70% of 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
Zahid's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahid | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,126 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zahid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zahid's full recorded timeline at 2004, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zahid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Zahid by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (337 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Zahid's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Zahid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 86
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
335 births
- 2010s
2010s
337 births
- 2020s
2020s
312 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 337 births (30% of all-time use).
How Zahid compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zahid's total volume
Zahid by state
Where Zahid concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 190 | 16.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 85 | 7.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 63 | 5.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
190 of 1,126 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zahid's data
- Zahid's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (337 total births) through the 2020s (312) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zahids (190 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Zahid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Zahid 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.