Zahra

“Radiant, shining, luminous” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #540 in the US (2025) · Trending

Zahra is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1973, it stood at #540 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 9,400 girls have been named Zahra along the way. Together with its spelling variants Zara (#212) and Zarah (#1435), Zahra would rank around #135 with about 2,100 births last year — the newborns split about 67/26/7 across Zara, Zahra, and Zarah.

Around the world: about 1 in 610 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 630 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 810 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zahras

Zahra Nemati — Iranian Paralympic and Olympic archer (born 1985)
Zahra Rahnavard — Iranian academic and politician
Zahra Eshraghi — Iranian activist
Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh — Persian princess and memoirist of the Qajar Dynasty. (1883–1936)
Zahra Lari — Emirati figure skater

What Zahras become

Among 210 notable people named Zahra:

No single standout — notable Zahras spread across many fields.

Similar names: Sariyah · Yara · Zainab · Isra · Samira · Azra

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