Shahir first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1998. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2008, 10 babies received the name (ranked #8205). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #11905), with roughly 6 babies named Shahir each year. Shahir's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 132 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.