Tahir is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “pure.” In 2024 it was given to 83 boys in the United States.
Tahir belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “pure” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tahir first appears in Social Security records in 1972. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1686 in 1999, and in 2024 83 babies received the name — 1,922 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tahir means “pure” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tahir is a boy name. In 2024, 83 babies received the name in the US.
Tahir comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Tahir first appears in US records in 1972. Its best-ever ranking was #1686 in 1999, and 83 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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