Zahra

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Zahra is a female given name and surname. It became popular as the name of Muhammad’s daughter, Fatimah al-Zahra. The name was also popularized by Muslim influence in the Indian subcontinent. Zahra is also used as a surname, particularly in Malta.

From Wikipedia

Zahra first appears in the data in 1973 and has been recorded in 52 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 556 babies (rank #543 that year). In 2024 it was given to 556 girls (rank #543). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Zahra

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Zahra yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8,831
Total babies (all years)
52
Years in the data
556
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19738#6,662
197415#4,224
197511#5,513
197612#5,210
197716#4,424
197824#3,281
197925#3,332
198014#5,245
198120#4,004
198226#3,341
198341#2,359
198429#3,068
198543#2,362
198640#2,511
198748#2,275
198838#2,801
198950#2,369
199047#2,568
199142#2,841
199256#2,350
199346#2,675
199448#2,625
199582#1,775
199685#1,766
1997101#1,594
199892#1,733
199989#1,803
2000113#1,576
2001108#1,684
2002118#1,583
2003139#1,431
2004122#1,607
2005172#1,300
2006153#1,461
2007208#1,211
2008187#1,324
2009220#1,153
2010222#1,114
2011246#1,018
2012267#955
2013285#901
2014295#917
2015411#691
2016433#680
2017455#655
2018520#588
2019511#595
2020493#592
2021412#700
2022491#606
2023546#555
2024556#543