Given name

Zaheir

“a radiant and flourishing man”

Zaheir is a variant of Zahir. One Arabic interpretation is “a radiant and flourishing man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zaheir is a variant of Zahir. One Arabic interpretation is “a radiant and flourishing man.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Zaheir is a variant of Zahir. An origin associated with Zahir is Arabic.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2017. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zaheir through the years

Babies since 1880
32
32 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2017
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Zaheir in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2017–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Zaheir’s family of names

Zaheir has a related form in Zahir.

Walk Zaheir’s family in the name graph

ZaheirZahir

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Zaheir, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Zaimar

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Zackariya

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Jahzeir

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>99% boys

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Zymair

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>99% boys

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Shaher

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>99% boys

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Adith

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% boys

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Zaivian

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Zunair

11Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Zaheir’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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