Zaha
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning blooming flower; shining light.
Babies a year
12
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2278
12 babies
Zaha by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Zaha.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zaha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Zarablooming flower or princess625 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zahraflower; blooming418 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zohalife; a respelling of Zoe or Zoya49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zadafortunate or prosperous48 in the US (2017)
- Zanahospitable; a form of Xenia or diminutive of Susanna8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zuhabrightness and splendor7 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a flower
Like Zaha, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Zaha, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Zaha
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