Given name & surname
Zuhair
“emanating a brilliant light; sparkle”·“surrounded by light”
Zuhair is a variant of Zohar. Interpretations include “emanating a brilliant light; sparkle” (Hebrew) and “surrounded by light” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zuhair is a variant of Zohar. Interpretations include “emanating a brilliant light; sparkle” (Hebrew) and “surrounded by light” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zuhair is a variant of Zohar. An origin associated with Zohar is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zuhair through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 338
- 338 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,859 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,859 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 715 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.
Zuhair’s family of names
Zuhair has a related form in Zohar. Zuhair has a related form in Zuhayr.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Zuhair
- Zuhair MuradFashion Designerborn 1971
- Zuhair RamadanSyrian actor (1959-2021)
- Zouhair TalbiMoroccan athleteborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.