Zehra
Zehra is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Urdu.
- Turkish
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Zehra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zehra is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Urdu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Urdu
The Story of Zehra
The earliest SSA record of Zehra as a baby girl name dates back to 1977, when 6 babies received it. 2013 was its biggest year on record, with 33 newborns named Zehra — #4,336 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Zehras. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,248 among baby girl names with 19 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 744 Zehras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Zehra
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About the name Zehra
Zehra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 744 births in the dataset. Zehra's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #4,336. Use the chart and map above to compare Zehra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.