boy's name
Tahir
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,816
Scotland
#346
1988 births
Tahir is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 88 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 62,555 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
Tahir over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 120 |
| 1980s | 130 |
| 1990s | 338 |
| 2000s | 511 |
| 2010s | 442 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 435 |
How popular is Tahir?
In 2025, Tahir was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Tahir is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tahir
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tahir also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tahir over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tahir
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tahir — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tahir
How popular is the name Tahir?
In 2025, Tahir was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Tahir a girl's or a boy's name?
Tahir is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Tahir most popular?
Tahir peaked in 2023, when 88 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Tahir a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tahir currently ranks #1,989 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.