Zahir Boy
How popular is Zahir?
#738 boy name in 2025
356 baby boys were named Zahir in the US in 2025, making it the 738th most popular boy name.
Zahir popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #738 for boys (▲ 11 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 356 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+133% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,205 in 2015, #886 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (356 boys) |
| Highest rank | #738 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1973 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zahir counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zahir family of names ranked #667 for boys in 2025 (#702 the year before), with 390 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zahir | 356 | 91% |
| Zahair | 8 | 2% |
| Zahar | 9 | 2% |
| Zahaire | 7 | 2% |
| Zahire | 5 | 1% |
| Zahyr | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Zahir is most popular
Babies named Zahir per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Georgia: 0.5 per 1,000 (117 boys)
- Maryland: 0.4 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.3 per 1,000 (46 boys)
- Florida: 0.3 per 1,000 (158 boys)
- New York: 0.3 per 1,000 (131 boys)
Zahir by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 | #3,613 |
| 1980s | 68 | #4,445 |
| 1990s | 230 | #1,760 |
| 2000s | 909 | #1,263 |
| 2010s | 1,691 | #935 |
| 2020s | 1,862 | #738 |
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Questions
- Is Zahir a boy or girl name?
- Zahir is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zahir were boys.
- How popular is the name Zahir?
- 356 baby boys were named Zahir in the US in 2025, making it the 738th most popular boy name.
- When was Zahir most popular?
- Zahir peaked in 2025, when 356 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #738 in 2025.
- How many people are named Zahir?
- 4,784 babies have been named Zahir in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,743 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Zahir most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zahir was most common in Georgia, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.