Feminine dossier · first seen 1973

Zahra

Stable Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2025
Peak births
562
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1973Peak 20252025
peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Zahra

How many people are named Zahra?

An estimated 9,304 living Americans are named Zahra.

How rare is Zahra?

Zahra is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 562 girls receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.

How old is the typical Zahra?

The median age of a living American named Zahra is approximately 10 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 18 years old.

Is Zahra still popular?

Yes. Zahra is holding steady, with 562 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.

Where is Zahra most common?

Zahra has its strongest geographic signal in Maryland, where it appeared 2.9× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
562
All-time
9,395
Diaspora map

Zahra spread fast — broke out in New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Washington (2015) and ran high in 8 states within a decade.

Broke out: New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Washington, 2015 · over-represented in 8 states over 4 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: broke out 2016 IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: no breakout LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: broke out 2016 MD Massachusetts: broke out 2019 MA Michigan: broke out 2016 MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: broke out 2015 NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: broke out 2015 NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: no breakout OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: no breakout TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: broke out 2015 VA Washington: broke out 2015 WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY