Boys' name · since 1973
Zahir
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 4,777 babies named Zahir, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #738 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,777
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,777 babies have been named Zahir since 1973, making it today's #738 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahir has been recorded 4,777 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #738 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #1,835 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #738 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,777 born since 1973
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahir ranks #1,835 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #738 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,777 born since 1973, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #738 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,777
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zahir's 4,777 recorded births place it above 95.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Zahir compares
4,777 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Zahir's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,777 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 356 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zahir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zahir's full recorded timeline at 2002, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 356 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zahir popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 356
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Zahir popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 2007 (Zahir as girls' name)
Zahir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,862 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Zahir's strongest decade.
1,862 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Zahir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 230
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
909 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,691 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,862 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,862 births (39% of all-time use).
How Zahir 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 Zahir's total volume
Zahir by state
Where Zahir concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 475 | 9.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 420 | 8.8% |
| #3 | California | | 405 | 8.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 402 | 8.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 375 | 7.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 337 | 7.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 268 | 5.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 151 | 3.2% |
475 of 4,777 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Zahir appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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- New York records the most Zahirs (475 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 Zahir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Zahir 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.