Given name & surname
Zafir
“the conquerer; a victorious man”
Zafir is a variant of Zafar. One Arabic interpretation is “the conquerer; a victorious man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zafir is a variant of Zafar. One Arabic interpretation is “the conquerer; a victorious man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zafir is a variant of Zafar. An origin associated with Zafar is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zafir through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 267
- 267 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +17%
- Rising
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 239 as a first name in 2020; 273 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Zafir
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.