📖 About Zahra
Zahra is a luminous Arabic name meaning 'flower,' 'bright,' or 'radiant.' Its deep significance comes from its association with Fatimah al-Zahra, the revered daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, a title that has made Zahra one of the most beloved names in the Islamic world for over fourteen centuries. Widely used from Morocco to Iran and across Muslim communities globally, it carries both floral delicacy and spiritual depth. In the US it has risen from rank 580 in the 2010s to around 410 in the 2020s, and it has appeared consistently in Australian top-100 charts, reflecting growing multicultural naming traditions.
📍 Details
- OriginArabic
- Gender♀ Female
- MeaningFlower, beauty, brightness
🔀 Variants & Related Names
⭐ Famous People
- Fatimah al-Zahra — Daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib. Revered across the Islamic world as 'al-Zahra' (the radiant), she is a central figure in Islamic theology and spirituality.
- Zahra Amir Ebrahimi — Iranian actress and filmmaker who won the Best Actress award at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival for her role in Holy Spider, becoming the first Iranian woman to win the prize.
- Zahra Buhari — Nigerian journalist, social commentator, and daughter of former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, known for her outspoken commentary on Nigerian politics and society.
- Zahra Lari — Emirati figure skater, the first figure skater from the Arabian Gulf to compete internationally and the first to compete wearing a hijab, breaking barriers in winter sports.