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Zahra

Zahra is currently the #538 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 562 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Zahra, which stretches back to 1973. State by state, Virginia leads the way at #236.

Rankings

2025 rank
#538
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#538
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
562
girls named Zahra

Zahra popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.019%0.028%0.038%18801900192019401960198020002020#538 in 2025
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Zahra is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025NH—Washington: #541 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WA#541Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025ND—Minnesota: #502 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MN#502Wisconsin: #564 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WI#564Michigan: #316 (28 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MI#316New York: #267 (62 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)NY#267Massachusetts: #284 (20 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MA#284Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025OR—Nevada: #508 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NV#508Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025IA—Illinois: #455 (23 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)IL#455Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: #711 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#711Pennsylvania: #360 (30 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)PA#360New Jersey: #263 (31 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)NJ#263Connecticut: #350 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)CT#350California: #586 (55 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#586Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025UT—Colorado: #703 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#703Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025NE—Missouri: #811 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#811Kentucky: #498 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KY#498West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025WV—Virginia: #236 (34 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)VA#236Maryland: #354 (15 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MD#354Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025DE—Arizona: #748 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#748New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025TN—North Carolina: #581 (18 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NC#581South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025AL—Georgia: #452 (25 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)GA#452Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Zahra in 2025HI—Texas: #530 (60 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TX#530Florida: #692 (24 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#692
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Virginia (#236), New Jersey (#263), Massachusetts (#284)

Uniqueness score

41/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Zahra in the most recent year of SSA data.

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