Zahira is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Zahira is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,709 for girl births in the United States (and #6,504 across all names), given to 41 babies — 46 including U.S. territories. Zahira was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 2008 (69 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | 46 | #3,709 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | #3,962 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | #4,043 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | #3,649 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | #3,389 |
| 2020 | 29 | 29 | #4,644 |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | #4,338 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | #5,448 |
| 2017 | 42 | 51 | #3,694 |
| 2016 | 36 | 43 | #4,155 |
| 2015 | 36 | 36 | #4,142 |
| 2014 | 37 | 45 | #4,099 |
| 2013 | 38 | 44 | #3,999 |
| 2012 | 35 | 40 | #4,293 |
| 2011 | 37 | 43 | #4,070 |
| 2010 | 53 | 53 | #3,158 |
| 2009 | 54 | 54 | #3,159 |
| 2008 | 69 | 69 | #2,689 |
| 2007 | 55 | 60 | #3,166 |
| 2006 | 63 | 72 | #2,814 |
| 2005 | 35 | 40 | #4,114 |
| 2004 | 38 | 45 | #3,816 |
| 2003 | 34 | 34 | #4,033 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | #4,493 |
| 2001 | 21 | 26 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 14 | 21 | #7,570 |
| 1999 | 20 | 27 | #5,422 |
| 1998 | 15 | 21 | #6,715 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | #6,838 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #10,557 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #8,075 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #6,664 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #13,429 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #10,467 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #11,505 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | #4,691 |
| 1989 | 34 | — | #3,161 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #13,874 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,744 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,556 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #10,411 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #10,505 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #10,404 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #12,153 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #10,611 |