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Zahra

Zahra: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“flower; radiant”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
ZAH-rah · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Arabic zahra or zahrah, meaning 'flower' and by association 'radiant, shining.' It is widely used across the Arabic-speaking world and in Persian.

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How popular is Zahra?

2024167 per million US babies
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Babies named Zahra in 2024556

2024 rank#543 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18808,831

Zahra is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Zahra

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
  • Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Zahra questions

What does the name Zahra mean?

Zahra means "flower; radiant". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic zahra or zahrah, meaning 'flower' and by association 'radiant, shining.' It is widely used across the Arabic-speaking world and in Persian.

Is Zahra a boy or girl name?

Zahra is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Zahra?

556 US babies were named Zahra in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Zahra?

Zahra is usually pronounced ZAH-rah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.