Zahra

/ ZAH-RUH /
girlclassicmodernarabicflower

“bright, flower” — Arabic

#5432024 rank
2024peak year
8,398babies named Zahra since 1880
▲ +9%5-year trend

Zahra popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 202418801920196020002024

What does Zahra mean?

From Arabic zahra 'bright, shining, blossom', famously borne as the epithet al-Zahra of Fatimah, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.

OriginArabic
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, modern

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