Zahra

Meaning and origin of Zahra

Popularity of Zahra in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Zahra has been stable (+2.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Zahra every 14 schools, all spellings combined.

Zahra in English-speaking countries

Zahra ranks 111^th in Ontario (Canada), 126^th in England and Wales and 200^th in Scotland, against 383^rd in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  111^th girls’ name279 babies in 3 years1 girl in 554+5.5% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  126^th girls’ name1,151 babies in 3 years1 girl in 667+5.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  201^st girls’ name57 babies in 3 years1 girl in 737

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  200^th girls’ name60 babies in 3 years1 girl in 906+6.4% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  248^th girls’ name50 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,297

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  461^st girls’ name22 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,805

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  378^th girls’ name9 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,501

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  543^rd girls’ name1,666 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,900+2.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Zara (in French)115
• Zahara (in French)40
• Zarah (in French)20
• Zahraa5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Zahra

• Zaynab
• Zayneb
• Zayna
• Imane
• Sidra
• Safa
• Mayssa
• Saja
• Oumou
• Malak
• Fatou
• Layla

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin