Zuhra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ZOO-rah
- Origin
- Arabic
Zuhra is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “blossom, radiance”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zuhra mean?
Arabic: Arabic zuhra; also the Arabic name for Venus
“blossom, radiance”
An Arabic word for brilliance or blossom, also the Arabic name for the planet Venus; related to Zahra.
Is Zuhra a girl's or a boy's name?
Zuhra is a girls' name.
How popular is Zuhra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 7 girls.
Zuhra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
Names like Zuhra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Zainab, Hafsa, Zoha, Zaha, Hiba, Rahma, Safaa, Summer, Abeeha, Huda, Aaliyah
Names related to Zuhra
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zuhra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zuhra, updated 20 October 2026.