US rank #2761 Boys' name Peak 2022 1,086 births

Zahid — #2761 US boys' name

1,086 babies named Zahid in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s501990s862000s3352010s3372020s272
#2761
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Zahid was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

64 babies were named Zahid in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zahid

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,086 babies named Zahid between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zahid currently holds the #2761 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zahid performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 337 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zahid shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 180 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zahid in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zahid 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 1,086 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.

Zahid at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,086

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2022

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,761

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zahid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
64
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
020406080 20242018201220062000199419871978 6

Zahid by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
337 births that decade — 31% of Zahid's all-time total
1970s61980s501990s862000s3352010s3372020s272

Zahid by state

Where Zahid concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zahid
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
180 16.6%
#2 Texas
85 7.8%
#3 New York
57 5.2%
#4 New Jersey
16 1.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
10 0.9%
#6 Florida
7 0.6%
#7 Illinois
6 0.6%
#8 Arizona
5 0.5%
California share of Zahid's total US births 16.6%
Even split

180 of 1,086 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zahid?
1,086 babies have been named Zahid since 1978. It currently ranks #2761 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 64 births.
When was Zahid most popular?
Zahid was most popular in the 2010s decade with 337 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Zahid most popular?
The top states for the name Zahid are California (180 births), Texas (85 births), New York (57 births).
How long has the name Zahid been used?
Zahid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zahid?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zahir, Zahmir, Zaheer, Zahari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.