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Zahir

Zahir: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“shining, radiant”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
zah-HEER · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Arabic Zahir or Zāhir, meaning 'bright' or 'manifest'. It is also one of the epithets used in Islamic tradition as al-Zahir, 'the Manifest'.

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How popular is Zahir?

2024102 per million US babies
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Babies named Zahir in 2024339

2024 rank#752 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18804,424

Zahir is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Zahir

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
  • Cairovictorious · Arabic
  • Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
  • Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic
  • Malikking · Arabic

Zahir questions

What does the name Zahir mean?

Zahir means "shining, radiant". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic Zahir or Zāhir, meaning 'bright' or 'manifest'. It is also one of the epithets used in Islamic tradition as al-Zahir, 'the Manifest'.

Is Zahir a boy or girl name?

Zahir is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Zahir?

339 US babies were named Zahir in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Zahir?

Zahir is usually pronounced zah-HEER.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.