Zahirah — #14031 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Zahirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 305 babies named Zahirah between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zahirah currently holds the #14031 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zahirah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zahirah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zahirah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zahirah 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 305 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.