girl's name
Zahara
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,507
Zahara is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 174 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 202 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,054 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1986.
Zahara over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 30 |
| 1990s | 114 |
| 2000s | 808 |
| 2010s | 1,538 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,119 |
How popular is Zahara?
In 2025, Zahara was given to 174 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zahara is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zahara
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zahara also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zahara over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zahara
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zahara — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zahara
How popular is the name Zahara?
In 2025, Zahara was given to 174 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zahara a girl's or a boy's name?
Zahara is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zahara most popular?
Zahara peaked in 2021, when 202 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zahara a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zahara currently ranks #1,285 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.