How Many People Are Named Zaheer?
An estimated 315 people in the United States have the first name Zaheer. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Zaheer peaked in popularity in 2023 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaheer 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 Zaheer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
315
About 1 in 1,088,109 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2023
32 births
Total Registered
318
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaheer
Zaheer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 318 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zaheer as a male name
Ranked #5,214 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (32 births)
Zaheer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaheer span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 117 babies were registered. Zaheer remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zaheer by Decade
How has Zaheer 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.
Zaheer by State
Zaheer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaheer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zaheer
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Zaheer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaheer?
We estimate approximately 315 people named Zaheer 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 1,088,109 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaheer a common name?
Zaheer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 318 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaheer most popular?
Zaheer reached peak popularity in 2023, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaheer is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaheer a male name?
Zaheer is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaheer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaheer Smith, Zaheer Johnson, Zaheer 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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