Girls' name · since 1991
Zahirah
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 311 babies named Zahirah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,605 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,761 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
311 babies have been named Zahirah since 1991, making it today's #13761 girls' name.
Zahirah has 311 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13761 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #15,605 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,761 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 311 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahirah ranks #15,605 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,761 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 311 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,605 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,761 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zahirah's 311 recorded births place it above 78.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Zahirah compares
311 46th percentile among 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
Zahirah's all-time total is 17% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahirah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 311 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zahirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zahirah's full recorded timeline at 2008, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zahirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Zahirah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (118 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Zahirah's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Zahirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 118 births (38% of all-time use).
Zahirah by state
Where Zahirah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 5.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 10 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.6% |
17 of 311 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Zahirah's data
- Zahirah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Zahirahs (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zahirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Zahirah 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.