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Zahra

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Zahra: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Zahra: Recorded every year since 1951, it reached #94 in 2017, and it stood at #116 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #116 to #331.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#116#331
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#331
1997#256
1998#254
1999#260
2000#226
2001#219
2002#188
2003#211
2004#197
2005#183
2006#158
2007#155
2008#136
2009#152
2010#151
2011#154
2012#144
2013#167
2014#158
2015#149
2016#154
2017#162
2018#162
2019#156
2020#174
2021#190
2022#147
2023#142
2024#126
2025#116

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in every year from 1951 to 2025.

In 2025: #116 among girls in England and Wales, #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #336 among girls in Norway.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1951–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #409 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2017–2023

    Highest recorded position: #94 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2017 (recorded 2017–2023).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #116 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1951 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #94 in New South Wales, Australia in 2017.

Zahra's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#116418HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#126387HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#142346HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#147333HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#190269HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#174289HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#156320HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#162333HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#162345HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#154359HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#149361HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#158353HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#167314HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#144393HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#154345HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#151348HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#152361HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#136396HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#155352HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#158338HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#183278HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#197235HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#211223HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#188227HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#219184HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#226181HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#260152HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#254157HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#256153HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#331106HighVerified
2023New South Wales, Australiafemale#9771InsufficientNot yet available
2017New South Wales, Australiafemale#9477InsufficientNot yet available
2024Northern Irelandfemale#3374HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3025HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#3504HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#3364HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3843HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#3313HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#33611HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#27315HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#28714HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4017HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#3529HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#30013HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#34611HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#34512HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#27019HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#26620HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#4478HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#34513HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#32715HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5076HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#32415HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#4419HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#29518HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#27819HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4628HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#28317HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#26319HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#27817HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#25819HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#27916HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#27216HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#34212HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#26017HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#28615HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#29314HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#38910HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#4728HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#27317HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#25321HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#31614HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#33314HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#27220HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#23225HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#30217HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#29117HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#26219HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#23621HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#25918HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#35112HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#5666HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#32913HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#40110HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#5456HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#33113HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#4109HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#4478HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#33512HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#4428HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#4368HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#4997HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#4308HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#36310HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#3988HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#30313HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#4367HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#30512HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#5265HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#4496HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#29412HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#24515HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#3548HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#3359HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#29911HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#4784HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#3996HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#3418HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#4514HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#3786HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#4145HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#3985HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#4094HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#22619HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#27515HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#24716HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#33812HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#36311HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#35511HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#34712HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#36112HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#36511HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#41910HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#5327HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#4589HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#6605HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#6775HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#7984HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#6635HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#5826HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#43010HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5026HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#4766HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#5594HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#4066HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4984HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#4964HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#17124HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Zahra is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Zahra, between 1951 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1951–202575#232 in 1989
Republic of Ireland1993–202526#226 in 2025
England and Wales1996–202530#116 in 2025
Northern Ireland2003–20246#302 in 2023
New South Wales, Australia2017–20232#94 in 2017
Scotland20241#171 in 2024

Its high point came 36 years earlier in Norway (1989) than in Republic of Ireland (2025).

What's not yet available

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  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1951 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #94 in New South Wales, Australia in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.