How Many People Are Named Zahira?
An estimated 1,166 people in the United States have the first name Zahira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Zahira peaked in popularity in 2008 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zahira 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 Zahira paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zahira is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,166
About 1 in 293,957 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2008
69 births
Total Registered
1,184
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zahira
Zahira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,184 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zahira as a female name
Ranked #3,948 in 2024
38 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (69 births)
Zahira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zahira span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 411 babies were registered. While Zahira is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zahira by Decade
How has Zahira 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.
Zahira by State
Birth registrations for Zahira span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Florida. On average, about 67 Zahiras were registered per state.
Zahira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zahira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zahira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zahira?
We estimate approximately 1,166 people named Zahira 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 293,957 Americans share this first name.
Is Zahira a common name?
Zahira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,184 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zahira most popular?
Zahira reached peak popularity in 2008, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zahira is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zahira a female name?
Zahira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zahira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zahira Smith, Zahira Johnson, Zahira 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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