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Zahir

Gender

Male

Origin

Arabic
Sparkling
Armenian
Flower

Syllables

2

Pronunciation

za-hir

Famous People

Afghan singer Ahmed Zahir, King of Afghanistan Mohammed Zahir Shah

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #738, 356 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #13914, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025356–
2024339–
2023346–
2022288–
2021276–
2020254–
2019232–
2018213–
2017216–
2016178–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #1223, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2012, 12 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202512
202418
202315
202217
202115
20206
201910
201811
201713
201617

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #1136, 32 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1236, 27 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202327
202221
202132
20206
201911
20188
201710
201610
20159
201413

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence