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Zohar

Unisex

Meaning of Zohar: Hebrew: 'brilliance or light'

Zohar is a unisex name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5616th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5616

21 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

323

First recorded 1997 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 27 babies2008: 8 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 23 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 19 babies2016: 9 babies2017: 17 babies2018: 7 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 10 babies20202021: 15 babies2022: 10 babies2023: 11 babies2024: 16 babies2025: 21 babies
US babies named Zohar per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 27.

Gender split

38% boys · 62% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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