girl's name
Zahira
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,879
Zahira is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 69 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 80,867 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Zahira over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 80 |
| 1990s | 124 |
| 2000s | 411 |
| 2010s | 371 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 235 |
How popular is Zahira?
In 2025, Zahira was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zahira 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.
How Zahira is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Zahïra | Zahïra is a rare spelling of Zahira, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Zahira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zahira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zahira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zahira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zahira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zahira
How popular is the name Zahira?
In 2025, Zahira was given to 41 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zahira a girl's or a boy's name?
Zahira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zahira most popular?
Zahira peaked in 2008, when 69 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Zahira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zahira currently ranks #2,050 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.