The first name Zohra

In 2025, 15 girls were named Zohra, making it the 1,892nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 20 births (#1,497).

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

In 2025, 10 girls born in the United States were named Zohra, the 10,101st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 23 were.

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.

• Zohra Drif
  Algerian politician, born 1934
• Zohra Bensemra
  Algerian photographer (born 1968)
• Fatma Zohra Zamoum
  Algerian writer, filmmaker (born 1967)
• Zohra Lampert
  Actress, born 1937
• Zohra Aghamirova
  Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast, born 2001
• Zohra Bensalem
  Algerian volleyball player, born 1990
• Zohra Begum Kazi
  1st Bengali Muslim Physician, 1912–2007
• Zohra Rasekh
  Afghan physician, diplomat, and feminist, 1964–2025
• Zohra Derdouri
  Algerian politician Minister of Post, Information Technology and Communication Women, born 1955
• Zohra Opoku
  German–Ghanaian textile artist (born 1976)

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

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Zohra mean?

Zohra means “venus” in Arabic.

What is the origin of the name Zohra?

Borrowed from Arabic زُهْرَة (zuhra, “Venus”).

How popular is the name Zohra?

In 2025, 15 girls born in England and Wales were named Zohra, ranking 1,892nd. Its peak was 2019, with 20 births.

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

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 434 US babies named Zohra since 1880 were girls.

When was Zohra most popular?

2018 in the United States, when 23 babies were named Zohra, its highest rank at 5,614th.