How Many People Are Named Tahmir?
An estimated 242 people in the United States have the first name Tahmir. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Tahmir peaked in popularity in 1998 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tahmir as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tahmir paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
242
About 1 in 1,416,340 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
1998
15 births
Total Registered
245
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tahmir
Tahmir is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 245 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tahmir as a male name
Ranked #8,220 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (15 births)
Tahmir: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tahmir span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 92 babies were registered. While Tahmir is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tahmir by Decade
How has Tahmir tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tahmir by State
Tahmir + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tahmir as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tahmir
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tahmir: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tahmir?
We estimate approximately 242 people named Tahmir are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,416,340 Americans share this first name.
Is Tahmir a common name?
Tahmir is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 245 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tahmir most popular?
Tahmir reached peak popularity in 1998, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tahmir is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tahmir a male name?
Tahmir is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tahmir Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tahmir Smith, Tahmir Johnson, Tahmir Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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