Zahara
Meaning
traditionally 'shining, flower'
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Zahara peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
178 people · the #27,587 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 6
Among people named Zahara living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 2000s as in the 2010s, more than in any other decade.
The census also counted 71 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Zahara
Most people given the name Zahara in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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