US rank #7397 Boys' name Peak 2018 322 births

Zuhair — #7397 US boys' name

322 babies named Zuhair in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s452000s1152010s1092020s47
#7397
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Zuhair was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

20 babies were named Zuhair in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zuhair

The Social Security Administration has registered 322 babies named Zuhair between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zuhair currently holds the #7397 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zuhair performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zuhair shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zuhair in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zuhair 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 322 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.

Zuhair at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

322

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2018

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,397

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zuhair popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
20
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 202420192015201120072003199919921988 6

Zuhair by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
115 births that decade — 36% of Zuhair's all-time total
1980s61990s452000s1152010s1092020s47

Zuhair by state

Where Zuhair concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zuhair
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.6%
New York share of Zuhair's total US births 1.6%

5 of 322 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zuhair?
322 babies have been named Zuhair since 1988. It currently ranks #7397 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 20 births.
When was Zuhair most popular?
Zuhair was most popular in the 2000s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Zuhair most popular?
The top states for the name Zuhair are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Zuhair been used?
Zuhair has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zuhair?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zuhayr, Zuhaib. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1988–2024 (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.