Zahra
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Zahra is an Arabic name meaning “blossom” or “flowerlike,” with one book also giving “white-skinned”; Zahara and Zara are variants.
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls
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Usage of Zahra in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Zahra against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Zahra is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Zahra in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 562 girls were named Zahra, making it the #538 girls' name in the US. Since 1973, 9,395 girls have been named Zahra, with the most (562) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Zahra in other languages
- Sarah Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish
- Saara Estonian, Finnish
- Sára Czech, Hungarian
- Salla Finnish
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Zahra
There are 61 towns and villages with Zahra in their name, in 13 countries.
🇲🇦 Morocco 23🇮🇷 Iran 11🇾🇪 Yemen 8🇪🇬 Egypt 5🇸🇾 Syria 4🇮🇶 Iraq 2🇯🇴 Jordan 2🇦🇹 Austria 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Ez Zahra | Ben Arous Governorate, 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 34,962 | Map |
| Az Zahrā’ | Al Jafarah, 🇱🇾 Libya | 25,684 | Map |
| Zahrā | Ardabil Province, 🇮🇷 Iran | 326 | Map |
| Zahra | Upper Austria, 🇦🇹 Austria | 52 | Map |
| Al-Zahra' | Gaza Strip, 🇵🇸 Palestinian Territory | – | Map |
| Az Zahrā‘ | Dhi Qar, 🇮🇶 Iraq | – | Map |
| Az Zahrā’ | Kafr el-Sheikh, 🇪🇬 Egypt | – | Map |
| Az Zahrā’ | Madaba, 🇯🇴 Jordan | – | Map |
| Az Zahrā’ | Northeastern Governorate, 🇴🇲 Oman | – | Map |
| Az Zahrā’ | Al-Hasakah, 🇸🇾 Syria | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Zahra
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Zahra in their name.
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| Aguelmane Ayt Ben Zahra | Beni Mellal-Khenifra, 🇲🇦 Morocco | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Zahra as a pet name
FurryName has found 17 dogs named Zahra in public pet registers, making it the #4,067 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Burnside (1), Basel (1), Zurich (1). Zahra as a dog name →
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