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Shahir

100% boys · 6 born in 2025

Shahir has been given to about 138 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 135
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shahir per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 10
  • Born in 20256
  • All time138
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Shahir?

Its best year was 2008, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 8206th. The typical living American called Shahir is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Shahir

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zahir0.84
  2. Yahir0.75
  3. Samir0.75
  4. Zamir0.72
  5. Shai0.65
  6. Amir0.62
  7. Blair0.62
  8. Nasir0.62

Middle names for Shahir

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shahir Paul0.77
  2. Shahir John0.77
  3. Shahir Lee0.77
  4. Shahir Dean0.76
  5. Shahir Blake0.76
  6. Shahir Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Shahir

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.76
  2. Azariasister · 0.75
  3. Yarelisister · 0.75
  4. Bodebrother · 0.74
  5. Malayasister · 0.74
  6. Kyrenbrother · 0.73

Where Shahir is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shahir Anderson0.77
    2. Shahir Nguyen0.72
    3. Shahir Moore0.72
    4. Shahir Lee0.72
    5. Shahir Hall0.72
    6. Shahir Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shahir

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.