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Zehra

Girl

Meaning of Zehra: Arabic: 'radiant'

Zehra is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5136th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1406th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5136

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1406

23 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

729

First recorded 1977 · peak 2013

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 22 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 33 babies2014: 19 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 20 babies2017: 20 babies2018: 25 babies2019: 25 babies2020: 27 babies20202021: 18 babies2022: 25 babies2023: 21 babies2024: 20 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Zehra per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 33.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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