Zahar

Popularity Trends

The name Zahar is the #7,646 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 93 recorded births since 2012. This represents the 1.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 1.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,493 (2.0% percentile) for all time with 93 births since 2012.

Zahar first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2012 (first recorded for boys in 2012). Birth data for Zahar is available in 11 out of the 12 years between 2012 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Zahar reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 0.8% percentile (ranked #910) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.8% percentile). Despite a peak around 2015, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Zahar ranks #907 for boys (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 78.7% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Zahar".

2012 2023 20122023

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2019

First Recorded

2012

Peak Percentile

0.8%

Current Percentile

0.4%

Peak Rank

#910

Current Rank

#907

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Zahar", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Zahar.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Zahar's popularity from 2009 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Zahar at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Zahar range from Savage at 97.8% correlation to Fenris at 96.3% correlation, with an average correlation level of 96.9%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Kaius with 1.6K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Savage with 118 births (100% boys).

Zahar's share of births peaked at 6.2 births per million for boys in 2019. It reached its lowest point of 2.5 births per million (39% of peak) in 2012. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Zahar had 4.9 births per million, 79% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Savage

118

97.85% (very strong)

Kaislyn

177

97.65% (very strong)

Olanna

138

97.05% (very strong)

Blakelee

1,218

96.95% (very strong)

Khalessi

302

96.80% (very strong)

Everlie

741

96.75% (very strong)

Venba

165

96.69% (very strong)

Kaius

1,605

96.65% (very strong)

Azaylah

135

96.63% (very strong)

Laiklyn

318

96.51% (very strong)

Jahking

151

96.39% (very strong)

Fenris

142

96.28% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Zahar

Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Zahar. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 38.2% confident that Zahar is pronounced as zah-HAHR, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is zuh-HAHR, at 35.3% confidence, with 2 syllables.

38.2%

35.3%

17.6%

8.8%

zah-HAHR (2 syllables)

38.2% confidence

Z AA0 HH AA1 R

zuh-HAHR (2 syllables)

35.3% confidence

Z AH0 HH AA1 R

ZAH-hahr (2 syllables)

17.6% confidence

Z AA1 HH AA0 R

ZUH-hahr (2 syllables)

8.8% confidence

Z AH1 HH AA0 R

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Zahar? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Zahar. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Zahar, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like Z AA0 HH AA1 R) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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