boy's name
Zaheer
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 532
Zaheer is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 33 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Zaheer over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 35 |
| 2000s | 57 |
| 2010s | 104 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 143 |
How popular is Zaheer?
In 2025, Zaheer was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zaheer 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 Zaheer
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zaheer also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zaheer over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zaheer
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zaheer — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zaheer
How popular is the name Zaheer?
In 2025, Zaheer was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zaheer a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaheer is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Zaheer most popular?
Zaheer peaked in 2023, when 33 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zaheer a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zaheer currently ranks #3,076 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.