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girls' name ★ peaked 2013

Zehra

Meaning Zahra is a female given name and surname Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,403 Trend ↓ Falling 15%

Zahra is a female given name and surname.

Rank 2025
#5,403
among girls · ↑757 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Zehra · +20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2013
33 babies
All-time total
729
#9,283 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Zehra popularity over time

729 babies have been named Zehra since 1977, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2013Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 6 1 – #9,648
1980s 59 6 +883% #7,352
1990s 120 12 +103% #4,658
2000s 173 17 +44% #5,443
2010s 236 24 +36% #4,419
2020s (to 2025) 135 23 -5% #4,873

Where Zehra is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 24 0.01 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 23 0.01 outside top 500
2029 23 0.01 outside top 500
2030 23 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Zehra

Zehra is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,403 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 729 American babies have been named Zehra. Its peak came in 2013, when 33 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zehra stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zehra?

The median living Zehra is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 26. An estimated 700 people named Zehra are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zehra year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 24 #5,403
2024 20 #6,160
2023 21 #5,955
2022 25 #5,306
2021 18 #6,687
2020 27 #4,873
2019 25 #5,303
2018 25 #5,311
2017 20 #6,283
2016 20 #6,397
2015 22 #6,031
2014 19 #6,707
2013 33 #4,419
2012 32 #4,598
2011 20 #6,563
2010 20 #6,636
2009 15 #8,449
2008 15 #8,521
2007 17 #7,730
2006 22 #6,122
2005 18 #6,814
2004 15 #7,826
2003 14 #7,994
2002 22 #5,443
2001 17 #6,617
2000 18 #6,207
1995 9 #9,549
1990 9 #9,244
1985 7 #9,301
1980 5 #12,155
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Famous people named Zehra

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Zehra Doğan Zehra Doğan Kurdish journalist (born 1989) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zehra, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zehra?

The median living Zehra is about 15 years old. Half of all living Zehras are between 7 and 26 years old.

How many people named Zehra are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Zehra are alive in the United States, based on 729 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Zehra mean?

Zahra is a female given name and surname.

How popular is the name Zehra in 2025?

Zehra ranked #5,403 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zehra?

729 babies have been named Zehra in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zehra most popular?

Zehra peaked in 2013, when 33 newborns received the name.

Is Zehra a boy or girl name?

Zehra is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zehra rising or falling?

Zehra has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Zehra become more popular?

Zehra looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Zehra in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Zehra?

Well-known people named Zehra include Zehra Doğan (writer).

Names like Zehra

Names that sound and feel close to Zehra: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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