boy's name

Zahi

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 190

Zahi is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Zahi is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in 2023, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2006.

Zahi over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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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Births named Zahi by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 20
2010s 61
2020s (to 2025) 34

How popular is Zahi?

In 2025, Zahi was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Zahi is used

England & Wales #3,661 5 in 2023
France #5,456 5 in 2021
United States #12,083 5 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.

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 Zahi

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

Parents who like Zahi also like

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

Sibling names for Zahi

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

Common questions about Zahi

How popular is the name Zahi?

In 2025, Zahi was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

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

Zahi is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Zahi most popular?

Zahi peaked in 2023, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Zahi a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zahi currently ranks #12,083 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.