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Zahir

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Zahir: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #1223 to #2960.200020052010201520202025#1223#2960
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#1761
1998#2074
1999#2097
2000#1889
2001#1949
2002#1651
2003#1248
2004#1596
2005#1534
2006#1545
2007#1361
2008#1706
2009#1859
2010#1724
2011#1447
2012#2458
2013#2055
2014#1223
2015#2150
2016#1498
2017#1812
2018#1991
2019#2104
2020#2960
2021#1595
2022#1469
2023#1610
2024#1460
2025#2014

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1997 to 2025.

In 2024: #727 among boys in Scotland, #1460 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1997–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #1761 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2014 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #727 in Scotland in 2024.

Zahir's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#201412HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#146018HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#161015HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#146917HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#159515HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#29606HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#210410HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#199111HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#181213HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#149817HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#215010HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#122321HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#205510HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#24588HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#144716HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#172413HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#185911HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#170612HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#136116HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#154512HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#153412HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#159610HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#124813HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#16518HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#19496HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#18896HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#20975HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#20745HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#17616HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Zahir is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Zahir, between 1997 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2014ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419972025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1997–202529#1223 in 2014
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 10 years earlier in England and Wales (2014) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Zahir

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1997–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #727 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.