unisex name

Zaheen

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 85

Zaheen is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 18% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2015, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 2009.

Zaheen over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Zaheen by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 4
2010s 25
2020s (to 2024) 11

How popular is Zaheen?

In 2024, Zaheen was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Zaheen is used

Canada #3,303 5 in 2023
England & Wales #5,776 3 in 2024
United States #10,960 6 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Zaheen

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Zaheen also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zaheen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Zaheen

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zaheen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Zaheen

How popular is the name Zaheen?

In 2024, Zaheen was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Zaheen a girl's or a boy's name?

Zaheen is used for both girls and boys. About 18% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Zaheen most popular?

Zaheen peaked in 2015, when 9 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Zaheen a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zaheen currently ranks #10,960 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.