Zahra

Arabic

"flower"

Zahra Origin and Meaning

The name Zahra is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "flower".

Abbreviated form of Zahara that was used by Chris Rock for his daughter and as a middle name by both Eddie Murphy and David Bowie. Compared with the even-more-abbreviated Zara, Zahra may create more spelling problems but clarify pronunciation.

Zahra Rank in US Top 1000

# 556 in the US

Zahra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1914 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Zahra

• 556 US 2023
• 1914 Nameberry 2025
• 154 Canada 2023
• 435 Future 2028
• 142 England 2023
• 171 Scotland 2024

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Famous People Named Zahra

• Zahra Bani Somali,Italian javelin thrower
• Zahra Rahnavard (born Zohreh Kazemi) Iranian academic, artist and politician
• Zahra "Ziba" Kazemi Ahmadabadi, Iranian,Canadian freelance photographer killed in Iran
• Zahra Soltan wife of Prince Abbas Mirza of Iran
• Hindi Zahra Franco,Moroccan singer
• Zahra Tabeetha Gohil (b. 2012) daughter of Indian actors Shweta Kawatra and Manav Gohil
• Alexandria Zahra "Lexi" Jones (b. 2000) daughter of model Iman and musician David Bowie
• Bella Zahra Murphy (b. 2002) daughter of actor Eddie Murphy

The name Zahra in Pop Culture

• Zahra Yilmaz main character in Turkish TV series "I named her Feriha"
• Zahra the sister of Ali in 'The Children of Heaven', an Iranian movie.
• Zahra Pirzad character from TV series "Alphas"