Given name & surname
Zahrah
“white-skinned”·“flowerlike”·“one who brings happiness”
Zahrah is a variant of Zahra. Interpretations include “white-skinned” and “flowerlike”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Zahrah is a variant of Zohreh. One Persian interpretation is “one who brings happiness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zahrah is a variant of Zahra. Interpretations include “white-skinned” and “flowerlike”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Zahrah is a variant of Zohreh. One Persian interpretation is “one who brings happiness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zahrah is a variant of Zahra. An origin associated with Zahra is Arabic. Zahrah is a variant of Zohreh. An origin associated with Zohreh is Persian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zahrah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 411
- 0 boys · 411 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,123 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +98%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,123 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 98.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 406 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.
Zahrah’s family of names
Zahrah has a related form in Zahra. Zahrah has a related form in Zohreh.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Zahrah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.