Zehra is a distinctive choice, ranked #1406 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Zehra in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1406
About the Name Zehra
Zehra is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 440 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1337 in 2007 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Zehra is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zehra
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Zehra per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zehra in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zehra is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 440 places over the last five years to #1406 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Zehra is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Zehra include: Zehra Doğan (kickboxer) — Zehra Doğan, aşso known as Zeliha Doğan, is a Turkish Muay Thai, Kickboxer.; Zehra Güneş — Zehra Güneş is a Turkish professional volleyball player.; Zehra Çırak — Zehra Çırak is a Turkish-German writer..
Zehra does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Zehras in the wild.
23
UK babies named Zehra (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 440 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zehra
Likely around 1 other Zehra in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Zehra
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Zehra Doğan, aşso known as Zeliha Doğan, is a Turkish Muay Thai, Kickboxer. She is IFMA and WAKO former world champion and the current WBC Muaythai world and Muay Ying flyweight champion.
Zehra Duru Bilgin is a Turkish swimmer who specializes in freestyle swimming of 100 m and 200 m events.She holds a number of national record in various styles and events. She takes part at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Zehra Fyzee was a writer, playwriter and editor working in India in the early part of the twentieth century. She was a leading contributor to Urdu women's journals of the time.
Zehra Say was a Turkish painter and the first Turkish woman to be officially married under the 1926 Civil Marriage law. She is known as one of the pioneering women of Atatürk's Turkey for her modern look on women's equality.