Boys' name · since 2000
Zahmir
715 babies named Zahmir in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,713 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 715
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zahmir is the #2713 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 715 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahmir has been recorded 715 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #2713 nationally and more common than 81% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #6,352 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,713 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 715 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahmir ranks #6,352 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,713 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 715 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,713 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 715
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zahmir's 715 recorded births place it above 86.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Zahmir compares
715 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Zahmir's all-time total is 94% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahmir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 715 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zahmir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zahmir splits its recorded history at 2013: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 73 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zahmir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Zahmir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (323 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Zahmir's strongest decade.
323 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Zahmir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s
2010s
233 births
- 2020s
2020s
323 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 323 births (45% of all-time use).
How Zahmir 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 Zahmir's total volume
Zahmir by state
Where Zahmir concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 69 | 9.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 61 | 8.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 31 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 29 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 19 | 2.7% |
| #6 | California | | 14 | 2.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
69 of 715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Zahmir appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Pennsylvania records the most Zahmirs (69 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zahmir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Zahmir 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.