Ziyir
A name of Arabic origin meaning "visitor" or "traveler".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Ziyir. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ziyir today is around 3 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ziyir births was 2023 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ziyir. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ziyir. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2023
5 babies that year
Average age
3
years old
2023 SSA rank
#14,190
Tracked since 2023
Popularity
Ziyir: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Ziyir by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ziyir during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Ziyir
The name Ziyir has its origins in the Persian language, stemming from the ancient Iranian civilization that flourished in the region now known as Iran. The name is derived from the Persian word "zir," meaning "under" or "beneath," and is believed to have been used as a given name as early as the 6th century AD.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Ziyir can be found in the Shahnameh, the epic Persian poem composed by Ferdowsi in the late 10th century. In this literary masterpiece, Ziyir is mentioned as a warrior in the court of the legendary Persian king, Khosrow Parviz, who ruled from 590 to 628 AD.
Throughout the medieval period, the name Ziyir was particularly popular among the Persian nobility and military elite. Notable historical figures bearing this name include Ziyir ibn al-Husayn, a prominent Persian physician and philosopher who lived in the 9th century AD, and Ziyir al-Din Nakhshabi, a renowned Sufi mystic and poet of the 12th century.
In the 13th century, the name Ziyir gained further prominence with the rise of the Mongol Empire. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Ziyir Khan, a powerful Mongol military commander who served under the great Kublai Khan and played a crucial role in the conquest of the Song Dynasty in China.
As the Persian cultural influence spread across the Middle East and Central Asia, the name Ziyir also found its way into other languages and cultures. For example, in the 14th century, there was a notable Turkish poet and scholar named Ziyir al-Din Rumi, who was a contemporary of the famous Sufi mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi.
In more recent times, the name Ziyir has continued to be used, albeit less frequently, among Persian and Iranian communities around the world. One notable modern-day figure with this name is Ziyir Mir Baqi Zaman, a renowned Afghan calligrapher and artist who was born in 1948 and is renowned for his mastery of the intricate Persian calligraphic styles.
People
Ziyir + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ziyir as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ziyir: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ziyir?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ziyir going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Ziyir a common name?
We classify Ziyir as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ziyir most popular?
The single biggest year for Ziyir was 2023, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ziyir is about 3 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ziyir in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ziyir a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ziyir in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ziyir still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ziyir in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ziyir can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Ziyir?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Ziyir at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.