Zohra
Zohra is a name with multiple cultural origins: Urdu, Arabic, Tatar, Bashkir.
- Urdu
- Arabic
- Tatar
- Bashkir
Meaning & Origin of Zohra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zohra is a name with multiple cultural origins: Urdu, Arabic, Tatar, Bashkir.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Urdu
- Arabic
- Tatar
- Bashkir
The Story of Zohra
Zohra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1982, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 23 births, good for #5,453 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Zohras. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,867 among baby girl names with 21 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 466 Zohras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Zohra
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About the name Zohra
Zohra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 466 births in the dataset. Zohra's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #5,453. Use the chart and map above to compare Zohra'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.