Zarah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning blooming flower; a form of Sarah or Zara.
Zarah by the numbers
In 2025, 42 babies in England and Wales were named Zarah. In the US, 143 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Sarah
Like Zarah, each of these traces back to Sarah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Sarahprincess3,986 in the US (2017)
- Sadieprincess; from Sarah3,695 in the US (2017)
- Saraprincess; variant of Sarah427 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sariahprincess; a modern respelling of Sarah370 in the US (2017)
- Sariyahprincess; a variant of Seraiah or Sarah313 in the US (2017)
- Sarahiprincess; a form of Sarah248 in the US (2017)
- Sallyprincess; a diminutive of Sarah242 in the US (2017)
- Zadieprincess; a form of Sarah or Sadie38 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that come from Zara
Like Zarah, each of these traces back to Zara: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zarah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Zarablooming flower or princess625 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zariahblooming flower; a form of Zahra or Zara712 in the US (2017)
- Zayahgrace and beauty; a feminine form of Zayn or variant of Zaynah14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zaryahblooming flower; a form of Zahra or Zara43 in the US (2017)
- Zorahblooming flower; a form of Zara4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zairahblooming flower; a form of Zaira15 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Zarah
Names that are said the same way as Zarah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Zahraflower; blooming418 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zairaflower, blooming; feminine form of Zair49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zahraathe shining one; a form of Zahra13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zaarablooming flower; a form of Zara34 in the US (2017)
- Xaraprincess; a variant of Sarah29 in the US (2017)
- Zahrahflower, blooming14 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a flower
Like Zarah, 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)
Names about as common as Zarah
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