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 Muhammadโ€™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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 396 babies (rank #136 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Zahra

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

5,816
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
396
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1996106#334
1997153#257
1998157#255
1999152#261
2000181#227
2001184#219
2002227#190
2003223#213
2004235#197
2005278#183
2006338#158
2007352#155
2008396#136
2009361#152
2010348#151
2011345#154
2012393#145
2013314#168
2014353#158
2015361#149
2016359#155