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Girl's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: steady

ZehraIn Hebrew: זהרה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Zehra (Hebrew: זהרה) is a girl's name of international origin. 1,563 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 7 girls and ranked #863. Its peak year was 1955, with 44 babies.

People in Israel
1,563
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
7
rank #863
Peak year
1955
44 babies
USA
—
not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Zehra

In Hebrew letters the name is זהרה, read right to left. Zehra is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Zehra by year in Israel

How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Zehra: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Zehra

How do you write Zehra in Hebrew?

Zehra is written זהרה in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Zehra?

1,563 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name זהרה: 1,563 women and 0 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Zehra a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named זהרה are women.

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.