Zehra
Girl · ZEH-ra · Arabic
Zehra is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “radiant; also flower”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 5,237th for girls in the US (24 babies).
What does Zehra mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Zahra
“radiant; also flower”
The Turkish form of Zahra, a title of Fatimah, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Is Zehra a girl's or a boy's name?
Zehra is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 24 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zehra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,509among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Zehra, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 23 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zehra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were given Zehra or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,359, up from #2,509 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Zehra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,449 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,541 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,605 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,684 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,656 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,756 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,957 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,374 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,681 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Zehra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,237among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 67,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the US were named Zehra, making it the 5,237th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,755th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Zehra in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zehra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #5,237 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5,747 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5,169 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4,755 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5,161 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5,148 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 33 | #4,334 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
Names like Zehra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Zehra
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