The first name Zahra

In 2025, 418 girls were named Zahra, making it the 116th most popular girls’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Zahra with other names.

In 2025, 562 girls born in the United States were named Zahra, the 540th most popular girls’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Zahra Lari
  Emirati figure skater, born 1995
• Zahra Joya
  Afghan journalist and feminist, born 1992
• Farkhunda Zahra Naderi
  Afghan politician, born 1981
• Zahra Abdulla
  Finnish politician, born 1965
• Zahra Mahmoodi
  Afghan footballer, born 1990
• Zahra Ahmadi
  English actress, born 1982
• Zahra Bouras
  Algerian distance runner, born 1987

• Layla
• Aaliyah
• Lyla
• Maryam
• Fatima
• Aisha
• Leila
• Laila
• Amira
• Amina
• Lila
• Aliyah
• Khadija
• Yasmin
• Ayesha
• Amirah

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Zahra mean?

Borrowed from Arabic زَهْراء (zahrāʔ), an epithet of Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad. As a surname, it is predominantly found in Egypt.

What is the origin of the name Zahra?

Borrowed from Arabic زَهْراء (zahrāʔ), an epithet of Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad. As a surname, it is predominantly found in Egypt.

How popular is the name Zahra?

In 2025, 418 girls born in England and Wales were named Zahra, ranking 116th.

Is Zahra a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 9,395 US babies named Zahra since 1880 were girls.

When was Zahra most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 562 babies were named Zahra, its highest rank at 540th.

Is Zahra also a surname?

Yes. Zahra is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.