Is Zahir a boy or girl name?
Zahir is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 339 boys were named Zahir, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 4,424 US babies named Zahir were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #755
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Zahir since 1973
- 4,424
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 346 babies
Boys and girls named Zahir, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 339 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 346 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 288 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 276 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 254 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 232 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 213 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 216 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 178 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 153 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 172 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 137 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 136 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 114 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 139 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 119 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 116 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 139 | #1,271 | 7 | #15,445 |
| 2006 | 108 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 95 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 75 | #1,718 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 75 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 62 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 59 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 61 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 57 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 33 | #2,597 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,257 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,675 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,850 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,594 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 12 | #5,000 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,233 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,227 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,374 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,929 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,782 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,715 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,144 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,967 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,480 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #5,001 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,956 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,240 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,852 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,501 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zahir reached #754 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #15,445 in 2007. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.