How Many People Are Named Zaahir?
An estimated 284 people in the United States have the first name Zaahir. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Zaahir peaked in popularity in 2023 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaahir 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 Zaahir paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
284
About 1 in 1,206,881 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2023
23 births
Total Registered
287
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaahir
Zaahir is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 287 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zaahir as a male name
Ranked #6,801 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (23 births)
Zaahir: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaahir span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 112 babies were registered. While Zaahir is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zaahir by Decade
How has Zaahir 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.
Zaahir by State
Zaahir + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaahir as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zaahir
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zaahir: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaahir?
We estimate approximately 284 people named Zaahir 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 1,206,881 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaahir a common name?
Zaahir is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 287 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaahir most popular?
Zaahir reached peak popularity in 2023, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaahir is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaahir a male name?
Zaahir is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaahir Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaahir Smith, Zaahir Johnson, Zaahir 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me