Given name
Zahyr
“a radiant and flourishing man”·“of the morning light; dawn”
Zahyr is a variant of Zahir. One Arabic interpretation is “a radiant and flourishing man.” Zahyr is a variant of Zahar. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the morning light; dawn.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zahyr is a variant of Zahir. One Arabic interpretation is “a radiant and flourishing man.” Zahyr is a variant of Zahar. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the morning light; dawn.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zahyr is a variant of Zahir. An origin associated with Zahir is Arabic. Zahyr is a variant of Zahar. An origin associated with Zahar is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zahyr through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,884 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,884 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zahyr’s family of names
Zahyr has a related form in Zahir. Zahyr has a related form in Zahar.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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