Zaheer
Boy · zuh-HEER · Arabic
Zaheer is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “helper, supporter”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Zaheer mean?
Arabic: spelling of Zahir
“helper, supporter”
Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur founded the Mughal Empire in 1526.
- Say it
- zuh-HEER
Is Zaheer a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaheer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zaheer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Zaheer, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zaheer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Zaheer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Zaheer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 97% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Zaheer, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Zaheer in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zaheer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Names like Zaheer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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