71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali Scripts ظهير(Arabic) ظهیر(Persian) ظہیر(Shahmukhi, Urdu) জহির(Bengali) Pronounced Pron. /ðˤa.ˈhiːr/(Arabic) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Means "helper, supporter" in Arabic, related to ظهر (ẓahara) meaning "to be visible, to be clear". This can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic زاهر (see Zaahir 1) or ظاهر (see Zaahir 2). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsZaahir, Zaahir, Zaheer, Zaher(Arabic) Zaheer(Urdu) Feminine FormsZaahira, Zahira(Arabic) PopularityDetails Last ranked #82 in 2021 Puerto Rico Last ranked #754 in 2023 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class strong refined strange serious Categories boxers, gods, help, isograms, Tamora Pierce characters