US rank #5775 Boys' name Peak 2008 204 births

Zuhayr — #5775 US boys' name

204 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.

1990s132000s912010s552020s45
#5775
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 59% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Zuhayr was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Zuhayr in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zuhayr

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Zuhayr between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zuhayr currently holds the #5775 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zuhayr performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zuhayr shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zuhayr 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 204 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.

Zuhayr at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

204

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,775

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zuhayr popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 202420212018201220092005200219991997 6

Zuhayr by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
91 births that decade — 45% of Zuhayr's all-time total
1990s132000s912010s552020s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zuhayr?
204 babies have been named Zuhayr since 1997. It currently ranks #5775 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Zuhayr most popular?
Zuhayr was most popular in the 2000s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Zuhayr been used?
Zuhayr has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zuhayr?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zuhair, 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, 1997–2024 (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.