Tahir Boy
How popular is Tahir?
#2,516 boy name in 2025
53 baby boys were named Tahir in the US in 2025, making it the 2516th most popular boy name.
Tahir popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,516 for boys (▼ 614 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 53 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,765 in 2015, #2,466 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (88 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,668 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tahir counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Tahir family of names ranked #1,904 for boys in 2025 (#1,568 the year before), with 60 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tahir | 53 | 88% |
| Taher | 7 | 12% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Tahir is most popular
Babies named Tahir per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
Tahir by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120 | #2,063 |
| 1980s | 130 | #2,708 |
| 1990s | 338 | #1,668 |
| 2000s | 511 | #2,027 |
| 2010s | 442 | #2,449 |
| 2020s | 435 | #1,817 |
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Questions
- Is Tahir a boy or girl name?
- Tahir is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tahir were boys.
- How popular is the name Tahir?
- 53 baby boys were named Tahir in the US in 2025, making it the 2516th most popular boy name.
- When was Tahir most popular?
- Tahir peaked in 2023, when 88 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,668 in 1999.
- How many people are named Tahir?
- 1,976 babies have been named Tahir in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,938 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Tahir most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tahir was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.