How Many People Are Named Zahrah?
An estimated 390 people in the United States have the first name Zahrah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Zahrah peaked in popularity in 2022 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zahrah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zahrah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
390
About 1 in 878,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2022
25 births
Total Registered
395
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zahrah
Zahrah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 395 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zahrah as a female name
Ranked #5,415 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (25 births)
Zahrah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zahrah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 129 babies were registered. While Zahrah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zahrah by Decade
How has Zahrah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zahrah by State
Zahrah + Last Name Combinations
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Zahrah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zahrah?
We estimate approximately 390 people named Zahrah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 878,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Zahrah a common name?
Zahrah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 395 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zahrah most popular?
Zahrah reached peak popularity in 2022, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zahrah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zahrah a female name?
Zahrah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zahrah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zahrah Smith, Zahrah Johnson, Zahrah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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