MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Tahir mean?
Tahir comes from the Arabic adjective for pure or clean. Tahira is its feminine grammatical counterpart, while the form Tahir remains a familiar name in Urdu.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
طاهر
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
ताहिर
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Tahir in Indian usage
1,440 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 359 records (24.9%).
- Recorded as male: 1,081 records (75.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 419 |
| 1980s | 557 |
| 1990s | 189 |
| Other decades | 275 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 1,108 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 108 |
| Other states | 224 |
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.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Tahir / M | 9 | 2,440 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Tahir; Table_6, C2634 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Tahir; Table_6, C2634
- Wiktionary: طاهر ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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