Zahraa
Zahraa was the 4168th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 2845th with 62 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,323 places. More babies were named Zahraa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zahra) radiant; flower (Arabic) · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #4,168 girls, down 95 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201562 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,090babies recorded
What does the name Zahraa mean?
Zahraa is a spelling of Zahra, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zahra's meaning and origin.
Zahra comes from Arabic al-Zahrāʾ, "the radiant one," an epithet of Fatima, the daughter of the prophet Muhammad. Wiktionary explains zahrāʾ as the feminine of azhar, which means shining, luminous or bright. Wiktionary also records a second Arabic name written Zahra, from zahra, flower or blossom (and figuratively splendor). The two words look alike in English and are related, so the name can carry either sense.
زَهْرَاء (Arabic, “radiant, shining (feminine)”)أَزْهَر (Arabic, “shining, luminous, bright”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only. Two Arabic names are written Zahra: zahrāʾ 'radiant' (Fatima's epithet) and zahra 'flower'.
Related names: Zahraa, Zara, Fatima.
See also: Arabic names, names that mean light, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zahra' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'زهراء' (Arabic section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'أزهر' (Arabic section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'زهرة' (Arabic section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Zahraa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,168 | 35 |
| 2020 | #4,073 | 35 |
| 2010 | #3,514 | 46 |
| 2000 | #3,885 | 33 |
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How popular is Zahraa, counting every spelling?
Zahraa is a spelling of Zahra, a name family that ranked #502 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,168 for Zahraa on its own. Together these spellings went to 613 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahra | 562 | #540 | 2,569 |
| Zahraa | 35 | #4,168 | 155 |
| Zahrah | 16 | #7,123 | 101 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zahraa?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zahraa (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zahraa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zahraa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zahraa?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Zahraa are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 22. That makes Zahraa mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zahraa by state
How common Zahraa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (18.1×). In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zahraa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zahraa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zahraa
What does Zahraa mean?
Zahraa is a spelling of Zahra, which means “radiant; flower (Arabic)” (Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Zahraa?
Zahraa was the 4168th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 2845th with 62 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,323 places. More babies were named Zahraa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zahraa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zahraa in the US.
Where is Zahraa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zahraa was most common in Michigan (0.35 per 1,000 girls).