Boys' name · since 1997
Zuhayr
214 babies named Zuhayr in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,551 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,972 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 214
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zuhayr is the #7972 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 214 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zuhayr has been recorded 214 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #7972 nationally and more common than 43% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #12,551 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,972 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 214 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zuhayr ranks #12,551 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,972 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 214 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,551 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,972 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 214
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zuhayr's 214 recorded births place it above 72.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zuhayr compares
214 39th 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
Zuhayr's all-time total is 42% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zuhayr | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 214 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zuhayr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zuhayr's full recorded timeline at 2011, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zuhayr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Zuhayr by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (91 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Zuhayr's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Zuhayr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 91 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zuhayr's data
- Zuhayr's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zuhayr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Zuhayr 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.