Zahi
Zahi is a given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:Zahi Armeli, Israeli football player Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass bibliography, list of all books and other works written, co-written, and/or edited by Zahi Hawass
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Zahi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zahi is a given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:Zahi Armeli, Israeli football player Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass bibliography, list of all books and other works written, co-written, and/or edited by Zahi Hawass
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Zahi
American parents first put Zahi on the record books as a baby boy name in 2006, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 14 Zahis were born — ranking #6,215 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Zahis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (14 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 110 Zahis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zahi
Zahi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 110 births in the dataset. Zahi's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,215. Use the chart and map above to compare Zahi'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 .
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