Tahir

“Pure; virtuous” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #2535 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Tahir reached its best rank, #1686, in 1999 and ranked #2535 in 2025. About 2,000 boys have carried it since 1972.

Around the world: about 1 in 13,000 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Tahirs

Tahir ibn Husayn — Abbasid caliphate general and the founder of Taheri Emirate (821–822)
Tahir Teimurovitsch Salakhov — Soviet, Azerbaijani and Russian artist (1928-2021)
Tahir Elçi — Turkish attorney (1966–2015)
Tahir Yahya — Iraqi politician and former prime minister (1916−1986)
Tahir II of Khorasan — the fourth Amir of Tahirid Emirate (845–862)

Among 266 notable people named Tahir:

Political leaders appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tahir Yahya, Iraqi politician and former prime minister (1916−1986).

Similar names: Fahad · Tyree · Muhammed · Ahmir · Demir · Namir

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