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Zahra

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
White
Hebrew
Dawn

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Flower

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Zahra

Pronunciation

za(h)-ra

Famous People

Maltese children''s author and illustrator Trevor Zahra, Journalist Zahra Kazemi

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #538, 562 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025562
2024556
2023546
2022491
2021412
2020493
2019511
2018520
2017455
2016433

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #116, 418 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025418
2024387
2023346
2022333
2021269
2020289
2019320
2018333
2017345
2016359

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #370, 167 births); most recent 2023 (rank #390, 140 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023140
2022125
2021167
2020152
2019132
2018136
2017138
2016151
2015142
2014149

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #229, 19 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202519
202415
202316
202212
202111
202011
201912
201812
201711
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #171, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #183, 22 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202522
202424
202314
202211
20215
202017
201916
201816
201723
201617

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #302, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #337, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20244
20235
2022–
20214
2020–
20194
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #240, 13 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202313
20229
2021–
20207
20197
20187
20179
20167
20159
20148

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence