Boys' name · since 2011
Zayir
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 119 babies named Zayir, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,579 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 119
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zayir currently ranks #5579 among boys' names in America, with 119 babies recorded since 2011.
Zayir has 119 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5579 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #16,305 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,579 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 119 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayir ranks #16,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,579 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 119 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,579 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 119
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zayir's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zayir compares
119 29th percentile among 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
Zayir's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zayir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 119 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zayir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zayir's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zayir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Zayir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (85 births, 71% of the file).
2020s was Zayir's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Zayir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 85 births (71% of all-time use).
Zayir by state
Where Zayir concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 4.2% |
5 of 119 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Zayirs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Zayir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2011–2025 (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 Zayir 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.