Boy’s name · Arabic

Jahir

How to say it: juh-HEER · /dʒəˈhɪr/

From Arabic 'Zahir' meaning 'evident, clear, shining'; variant romanization common in South Asia and Latin America.

Jahir was the 1,444th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 94 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 18% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,351 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,444for boys in 2025
1 in 35,269US babies
94born in 2025
#1,351projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Jahir
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,444
Babies born in 202594
Share of births1 in 35,269
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+18%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,351

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Jahir is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 62 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Jay

Honouring a Jahir in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Jahir is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, Spanish.

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