Name Legacy

Zahira

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Zahira was most popular in 2008, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,604 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,410, with 41 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,226 people named Zahira.

Most popular in2008
Rank that year#4,604
Births that year69
Total since 18801,226
Given to100% girls

Zahira over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Zahira’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zahira a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zahira is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,226 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Zahira

Where Zahira is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org