Zahra is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Zahra is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #540 for girl births in the United States (and #1,082 across all names), given to 562 babies. Zahra first appears in 1973 and peaked in 2025 (562 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 562 | 562 | #540 |
| 2024 | 558 | 558 | #543 |
| 2023 | 546 | 546 | #555 |
| 2022 | 491 | 491 | #608 |
| 2021 | 412 | 412 | #700 |
| 2020 | 493 | 493 | #592 |
| 2019 | 511 | 511 | #595 |
| 2018 | 520 | 520 | #588 |
| 2017 | 455 | 455 | #655 |
| 2016 | 433 | 433 | #680 |
| 2015 | 411 | 411 | #691 |
| 2014 | 295 | 295 | #917 |
| 2013 | 285 | 285 | #901 |
| 2012 | 267 | 267 | #955 |
| 2011 | 246 | 246 | #1,018 |
| 2010 | 222 | 222 | #1,114 |
| 2009 | 220 | 220 | #1,153 |
| 2008 | 187 | 187 | #1,324 |
| 2007 | 208 | 208 | #1,211 |
| 2006 | 153 | 153 | #1,461 |
| 2005 | 172 | 172 | #1,300 |
| 2004 | 122 | 122 | #1,607 |
| 2003 | 139 | 139 | #1,431 |
| 2002 | 118 | 118 | #1,583 |
| 2001 | 108 | 108 | #1,685 |
| 2000 | 113 | 113 | #1,576 |
| 1999 | 89 | 89 | #1,803 |
| 1998 | 92 | 92 | #1,733 |
| 1997 | 101 | — | #1,594 |
| 1996 | 85 | — | #1,766 |
| 1995 | 82 | — | #1,775 |
| 1994 | 48 | — | #2,625 |
| 1993 | 46 | — | #2,675 |
| 1992 | 56 | — | #2,350 |
| 1991 | 42 | — | #2,841 |
| 1990 | 47 | — | #2,568 |
| 1989 | 50 | — | #2,369 |
| 1988 | 38 | — | #2,801 |
| 1987 | 48 | — | #2,275 |
| 1986 | 40 | — | #2,511 |
| 1985 | 43 | — | #2,361 |
| 1984 | 29 | — | #3,068 |
| 1983 | 41 | — | #2,359 |
| 1982 | 26 | — | #3,342 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 25 | — | #3,332 |
| 1978 | 24 | — | #3,280 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #5,209 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #4,224 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,661 |