Zarai

A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning blooming flower; a form of Sarah.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Zarai by the numbers

Zarai was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 20 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Sarah

Like Zarai, 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)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zarai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Zarablooming flower or princess625 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zarahblooming flower; a form of Sarah or Zara42 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zarigolden or made of gold11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zarahi13 in the US (2017)
  • Zanai11 in the US (2017)
  • Zarae6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Zarai

Names that are said the same way as Zarai, 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)
  • Zairahblooming flower; a form of Zaira15 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a flower

Like Zarai, 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)

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