Zaheer
Zaheer is an Urdu male given name and surname, a variant of Arabic Zahir. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Zaheer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zaheer is an Urdu male given name and surname, a variant of Arabic Zahir. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Zaheer
American parents first put Zaheer on the record books as a baby boy name in 1989, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 32 Zaheers were born — ranking #3,558 that year. About 45% of every Zaheer on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zaheer ranks #4,421 for baby boys with 24 births, rising sharply (+67% over the past five years). All told, over 366 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Zaheer
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Zaheer. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Zaheer
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About the name Zaheer
Zaheer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 366 births in the dataset. Zaheer's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,558. Use the chart and map above to compare Zaheer's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.