Zahira: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,709

among girls · ↑253 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Zahira · +8% vs 2024

How common

1 in 39,202

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2008

69 babies

All-time total

1,226

#6,514 all-time among girls

First recorded

1975

in Social Security records

Zahira popularity over time

1,226 babies have been named Zahira since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#10,611
1980s	80	8	+1500%	#3,161
1990s	124	12	+55%	#4,691
2000s	411	41	+231%	#2,689
2010s	371	37	-10%	#3,158
2020s (to 2025)	235	39	+6%	#3,389

Where Zahira is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	43	0.03	outside top 500
2027	46	0.03	outside top 500
2028	48	0.03	outside top 500
2029	49	0.03	outside top 500
2030	51	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Zahira

Zahira is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,709 in 2025 with 41 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 1,226 American babies have been named Zahira. Its peak came in 2008, when 69 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zahira stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zahira?

The median living Zahira is about 16 years old; half are between 8 and 21. An estimated 1,200 people named Zahira are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zahira year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	41	#3,709
2024	38	#3,962
2023	37	#4,043
2022	43	#3,649
2021	47	#3,389
2020	29	#4,644
2019	33	#4,338
2018	24	#5,448
2017	42	#3,694
2016	36	#4,155
2015	36	#4,142
2014	37	#4,099
2013	38	#3,999
2012	35	#4,293
2011	37	#4,070
2010	53	#3,158
2009	54	#3,159
2008	69	#2,689
2007	55	#3,166
2006	63	#2,814
2005	35	#4,114
2004	38	#3,816
2003	34	#4,033
2002	28	#4,493
2001	21	#5,565
2000	14	#7,570
1995	11	#8,075
1990	21	#4,691
1985	9	#7,556
1980	5	#12,153
1975	5	#10,611
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
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1930	–	–
1925	–	–
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zahira, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zahira?

The median living Zahira is about 16 years old. Half of all living Zahiras are between 8 and 21 years old.

How many people named Zahira are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Zahira are alive in the United States, based on 1,226 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zahira in 2025?

Zahira ranked #3,709 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 41 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zahira?

1,226 babies have been named Zahira in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zahira most popular?

Zahira peaked in 2008, when 69 newborns received the name.

Is Zahira a boy or girl name?

Zahira is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zahira rising or falling?

Zahira is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zahira become more popular?

Zahira is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 51 girls named Zahira in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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