babyNamedZahir
“shining, flourishing; or manifest”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,124th
- births in 2023–2025
- 110
- babies born in France
- 1 in 18,182
- +18.5% a year recently
- Rising fast
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Zahir
Zahir is thought to mean “shining, flourishing; or manifest” and is of Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Zahir in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Zahir has been rising fast (+18.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Zahir every 41 schools, all spellings combined.
Zahir in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
747th boys’ name1,043 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,930+9.1% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,234th boys’ name19 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,944
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,663rd boys’ name45 babies in 3 years1 boy in 18,363
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Zahir and Zahïr are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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