Tahir
Tahir was the 2535th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1686th; the most babies were born in 2023 (88). Over the last ten years it has moved up 269 places. More babies were named Tahir in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,535 boys, down 37 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202388 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,976babies recorded
Tahir popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,535 | 53 |
| 2020 | #2,498 | 52 |
| 2010 | #2,820 | 43 |
| 2000 | #2,219 | 45 |
| 1990 | #2,428 | 29 |
| 1980 | #3,406 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tahir, counting every spelling?
Tahir is the most common spelling of a name family that had 59 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 59 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahir | 53 | #2,535 | 383 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tahir?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tahir (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tahir born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tahir.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tahir?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Tahir are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 7 and 28. That makes Tahir mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tahir by state
How common Tahir was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.3×), Georgia (2.0×), Florida (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tahir: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tahir, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tahir
How popular is the name Tahir?
Tahir was the 2535th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1686th; the most babies were born in 2023 (88). Over the last ten years it has moved up 269 places. More babies were named Tahir in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Tahir a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tahir in the US.
Where is Tahir most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tahir was most common in New York (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Georgia.