Tahir is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Tahir in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
About the Name Tahir
Tahir is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 418 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #780 in 1998 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tahir is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tahir
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Tahir per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tahir in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tahir is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 418 places over the last five years to #2264 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Tahir is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Tahir include: Tahir Güleç — Tahir Güleç is a German taekwondo athlete of Turkish descent.; Muhammad Tahir — Khwaja Muhammad Tahir Bakhshi Naqshbandi, also known as Sajjan Saeen (Urdu: سجن سائیں, Sindhi: سڄڻ سائين), is a prominent Naqshbandi Sufi shaykh in Pakistan.; Abdel Aziz Tahir — Abdel Aziz Tahir is a Moroccan wrestler..
Tahir does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Tahirs in the wild.
10
UK babies named Tahir (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 418 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tahir
Likely around 1 other Tahir in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Tahir
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Tahir Güleç is a German taekwondo athlete of Turkish descent. He represented Germany at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 80 kg.
Khwaja Muhammad Tahir Bakhshi Naqshbandi, also known as Sajjan Saeen (Urdu: سجن سائیں, Sindhi: سڄڻ سائين), is a prominent Naqshbandi Sufi shaykh in Pakistan. He was born on March 21, 1963, at dargah Rahmatpur Sharif, district Larkana, Pakistan.
Muhammad Afzal Tahir NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) was a Pakistan Navy admiral, writer, and the military historian currently serving in the faculty at the Naval War College of Pakistan Navy. Admiral Tahir tenured as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy from 7 October 2005 until retiring from his military service on 7 October 2008.
Tahir Ali Whitehead is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Temple Owls and was selected by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft.
Talha ibn Tahir (Arabic: طلحة بن طاهر; died 828) was the Tahirid governor of Khurasan from 822 until his death. In 822, Tahir ibn Husayn, who had taken control of Khurasan the previous year, died.