Given name & surname
Sahir
“one who is alert and aware”
Sahir is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is alert and aware.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who is alert and aware.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sahir through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 931
- 931 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 64 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #2,925 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,925 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 734 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sahir’s family of names
Sahir has a related form in Saher. Sahir has a related form in Sahear. Sahir has a related form in Saheer.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Sahir
- Sahir LudhianviIndian Urdu and Hindi poet (1921–1980)
- Sahir Ali BaggaPakistani musicianborn 1980
- Sahir HoshiarpuriUrdu poet (1913-1994)1912–1994
- Sahir Edoobadminton playerborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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