MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jahir mean?
Jahir can represent Arabic Zahir, “bright” or “evident”, in Indian speech. A second Arabic name, Zaheer, means “helper” or “supporter”, so the native form distinguishes two established meanings.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ज़हीर
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
जहीर
32,007 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
जाहिर
2,909 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jahir in Indian usage
2,245 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (93.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 149 records (6.6%).
- Recorded as male: 2,096 records (93.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 180 |
| 1960s | 347 |
| 1970s | 489 |
| 1980s | 685 |
| 1990s | 423 |
| Other decades | 121 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Assam | 408 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 258 |
| Tripura | 247 |
| Maharashtra | 246 |
| Bihar | 229 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 212 |
| Delhi | 185 |
| Other states | 460 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001