Girl name Swahili origin Muslim tradition

Zahra

ZAH-rah · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Bright or radiant flower.
Language
Swahili
Culture
Swahili/East African
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
flower · light
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#543
2024 births556
Peak year2024
First appeared1973
Total US births8,831
2024 peak19731986199920112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Zah
Alternate spellings
ZaraZara
In other languages
Zahra

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