Given name
Zahira
“one who is shining, luminous; dazzling”·“white-skinned”·“flowerlike”
Zahira is a variant of Zahirah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is shining, luminous; dazzling.” Zahira is a variant of Zahra. Interpretations include “white-skinned” and “flowerlike”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zahira is a variant of Zahirah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is shining, luminous; dazzling.” Zahira is a variant of Zahra. Interpretations include “white-skinned” and “flowerlike”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zahira is a variant of Zahirah. An origin associated with Zahirah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zahira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,226
- 0 boys · 1,226 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 69 babies
- 2025
- 41
- #3,709 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +26%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 41 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,709 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 69 in 2008. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,401 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zahira’s family of names
Zahira has a related form in Zahra. Zahira has a related form in Zahirah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Zahira
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.