US rank #2857 Boys' name Peak 2023 667 births

Zahmir — #2857 US boys' name

667 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.

2000s1592010s2332020s275
#2857
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Zahmir was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

73 babies were named Zahmir in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zahmir

The Social Security Administration has registered 667 babies named Zahmir between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zahmir currently holds the #2857 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zahmir performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 275 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zahmir shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zahmir in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zahmir 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 667 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.

Zahmir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

667

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2023

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,857

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zahmir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
73
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
020406080 2024202020162012200820042000 8

Zahmir by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
275 births that decade — 41% of Zahmir's all-time total
2000s1592010s2332020s275

Zahmir by state

Where Zahmir concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zahmir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
69 10.3%
#2 New Jersey
61 9.1%
#3 New York
31 4.6%
#4 Texas
24 3.6%
#5 Florida
19 2.8%
#6 North Carolina
11 1.6%
#7 California
8 1.2%
#8 Georgia
6 0.9%
Pennsylvania share of Zahmir's total US births 10.3%
Even split

69 of 667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Zahmir appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zahmir?
667 babies have been named Zahmir since 2000. It currently ranks #2857 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 73 births.
When was Zahmir most popular?
Zahmir was most popular in the 2020s decade with 275 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Zahmir most popular?
The top states for the name Zahmir are Pennsylvania (69 births), New Jersey (61 births), New York (31 births).
How long has the name Zahmir been used?
Zahmir has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zahmir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zahir, Zahid, Zaheer, Zahari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.