Tahir is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Tahir is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,535 for boy births in the United States (and #5,464 across all names), given to 53 babies. Tahir first appears in 1972 and peaked in 2023 (88 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | #2,535 |
| 2024 | 83 | 83 | #1,918 |
| 2023 | 88 | 88 | #1,829 |
| 2022 | 82 | 82 | #1,916 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | #1,956 |
| 2020 | 52 | 52 | #2,498 |
| 2019 | 52 | 52 | #2,553 |
| 2018 | 51 | 51 | #2,543 |
| 2017 | 52 | 52 | #2,488 |
| 2016 | 47 | 47 | #2,657 |
| 2015 | 43 | 43 | #2,804 |
| 2014 | 44 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2013 | 34 | 34 | #3,255 |
| 2012 | 39 | 39 | #2,996 |
| 2011 | 37 | 37 | #3,103 |
| 2010 | 43 | 43 | #2,820 |
| 2009 | 51 | 51 | #2,518 |
| 2008 | 49 | 49 | #2,576 |
| 2007 | 45 | 45 | #2,713 |
| 2006 | 60 | 60 | #2,171 |
| 2005 | 52 | 52 | #2,291 |
| 2004 | 55 | 55 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 56 | 56 | #2,053 |
| 2002 | 50 | 50 | #2,148 |
| 2001 | 48 | 48 | #2,180 |
| 2000 | 45 | 45 | #2,219 |
| 1999 | 63 | 63 | #1,686 |
| 1998 | 39 | 39 | #2,310 |
| 1997 | 38 | — | #2,255 |
| 1996 | 38 | — | #2,213 |
| 1995 | 34 | — | #2,343 |
| 1994 | 28 | — | #2,677 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #2,936 |
| 1992 | 23 | — | #2,988 |
| 1991 | 22 | — | #2,974 |
| 1990 | 29 | — | #2,428 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #4,776 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #2,941 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | #3,057 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,631 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #4,301 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #3,088 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #3,207 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | #2,811 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,906 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | #3,406 |
| 1979 | 24 | — | #2,146 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | #2,655 |
| 1977 | 23 | — | #2,123 |
| 1976 | 19 | — | #2,407 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #2,740 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #5,160 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #4,445 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #3,583 |