Is Zahara a boy or girl name?
Zahara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 196 girls and 0 boys were named Zahara, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,432 US babies named Zahara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,208
- Babies named Zahara since 1986
- 3,432
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 202 babies
Boys and girls named Zahara, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,208 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,276 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,203 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,352 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,372 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,473 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,430 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,405 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,423 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,601 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,575 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,444 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,488 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,536 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,473 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,665 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,350 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,253 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,305 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,038 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,007 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,480 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,794 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,098 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,792 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,124 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,954 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,314 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,597 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,983 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,687 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,312 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,823 |
Highest rank
Zahara has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,195 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zahara
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.