Given name & surname
Zuhal
Zuhal is a feminine given name from Turkish. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zuhal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 52
- 0 boys · 52 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,455 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,455 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 344 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.
Zuhal’s family of names
Zuhal may belong to the same name family as ZUHALL. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Zuhal
- Zuhal AtmarAfghan environmentalist and businesspersonborn 1984
- Zuhal DemirBelgian attorney and statesperson (born 1980)
- Zuhal OlcayTurkish actress and singer (born 1957)
- Zuhal TopalTurkish actor (born 1976)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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