Is Zahra a boy or girl name?
Zahra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 556 girls and 0 boys were named Zahra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,831 US babies named Zahra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #543
- Babies named Zahra since 1973
- 8,831
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 556 babies
Boys and girls named Zahra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 111 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 349 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 688 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,540 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,645 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,498 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 556 | #543 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 546 | #555 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 491 | #606 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 412 | #700 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 493 | #592 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 511 | #595 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 520 | #588 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 455 | #655 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 433 | #680 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 411 | #691 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 295 | #917 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 285 | #901 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 267 | #955 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 246 | #1,018 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,114 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,153 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,324 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,211 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,461 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,300 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,607 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,431 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,583 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,684 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,576 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,803 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,733 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,594 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,766 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,775 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,625 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,675 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,350 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,841 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,568 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,369 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,801 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,275 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,511 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,362 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,068 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,359 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,341 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,245 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,332 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,281 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,210 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,513 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,224 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,662 |
Highest rank
Zahra has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #543 in 2024. 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.
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.