Zarah: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “princess; flower”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- ZAIR-uh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Zarah can be a variant of Hebrew Sarah 'princess' and is also used as a transcription of Arabic Zahra 'flower, radiant'. Because it reflects more than one tradition, exact etymology depends on origin.
How popular is Zarah?
Babies named Zarah in 2024162
2024 rank#1,387 girls
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 18802,804
Zarah is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Zarah
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Zarah questions
What does the name Zarah mean?
Zarah means "princess; flower". It comes from Hebrew. Zarah can be a variant of Hebrew Sarah 'princess' and is also used as a transcription of Arabic Zahra 'flower, radiant'. Because it reflects more than one tradition, exact etymology depends on origin.
Is Zarah a boy or girl name?
Zarah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Zarah?
162 US babies were named Zarah in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Zarah?
Zarah is usually pronounced ZAIR-uh.
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.