Girls' name · since 1975
Zahira
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,226 babies named Zahira, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,516 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,668 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,226
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zahira is the #3668 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,226 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahira has been recorded 1,226 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #3668 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #6,516 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,668 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,226 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahira ranks #6,516 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,668 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,226 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,516 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,668 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,226
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zahira's 1,226 recorded births place it above 90.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zahira compares
1,226 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Zahira's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,226 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zahira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zahira's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zahira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Zahira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (411 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Zahira's strongest decade.
411 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Zahira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 124
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
411 births
- 2010s
2010s
371 births
- 2020s
2020s
235 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 411 births (34% of all-time use).
How Zahira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zahira's total volume
Zahira by state
Where Zahira concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 185 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 105 | 8.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 62 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 37 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
185 of 1,226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Zahira's data
- Zahira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (411 total births) through the 2020s (235) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zahiras (185 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 Zahira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Zahira 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.