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Zahra

100% girls · #540 in the US for girls, 2025

Zahra has been given to about 9,395 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 9,326
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zahra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 562
  • Born in 2025562
  • All time9,395
  • England & Wales, 2025#116 · 418

How popular is Zahra?

Zahra ranks 540th among American girls in 2025, with 562 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 562 babies were given the name, ranking 540th. The typical living American called Zahra is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Zahra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zara0.85
  2. Sara0.81
  3. Sabra0.81
  4. Zaira0.80
  5. Sahara0.79
  6. Sandra0.72
  7. Tara0.70
  8. Kara0.70

Middle names for Zahra

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zahra Josephine0.84
  2. Zahra Rose0.83
  3. Zahra Louise0.83
  4. Zahra June0.82
  5. Zahra Pearl0.82
  6. Zahra Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Zahra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hadassahsister · 0.99
  2. Cassiusbrother · 0.99
  3. Kyreebrother · 0.99
  4. Ivannasister · 0.99
  5. Makaibrother · 0.99
  6. Andisister · 0.99

Where Zahra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Virginia0.05%
  2. New Jersey0.04%
  3. Massachusetts0.04%
  4. New York0.04%
  5. Michigan0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zahra White0.78
  2. Zahra Reyes0.78
  3. Zahra Nguyen0.78
  4. Zahra Moore0.78
  5. Zahra Lee0.78
  6. Zahra Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Zahra

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Zahra across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.