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Tahir

Boy

Meaning of Tahir: Arabic & Persian: 'pure'

Tahir is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2479th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2263rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2479

53 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2263

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,976

First recorded 1972 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 17 babies1988: 19 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 29 babies19901991: 22 babies1992: 23 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 28 babies1995: 34 babies1996: 38 babies1997: 38 babies1998: 39 babies1999: 63 babies2000: 45 babies20002001: 48 babies2002: 50 babies2003: 56 babies2004: 55 babies2005: 52 babies2006: 60 babies2007: 45 babies2008: 49 babies2009: 51 babies2010: 43 babies20102011: 37 babies2012: 39 babies2013: 34 babies2014: 44 babies2015: 43 babies2016: 47 babies2017: 52 babies2018: 51 babies2019: 52 babies2020: 52 babies20202021: 77 babies2022: 82 babies2023: 88 babies2024: 83 babies2025: 53 babies
US babies named Tahir per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 88.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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