Names Like Zahra — Find Similar Baby Names
Zahra is a 5-letter African girls' name meaning “Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "Flower."”. This page collects 119 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Zahara and Zahrah, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -hra like Aphra and Ophra, and names sharing the “swahili” concept like Abasi and Abdalla.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Zahra
24 baby names that differ from Zahra by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zahara | 1 | Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Female |
| Zahrah | 1 | Flower; Beauty; Star | Arabic | Female |
| Zaira | 1 | Irish Form Of Sara Princess | Irish | Female |
| Zara | 1 | Princess | Arabic | Female |
| Zohra | 1 | Jupiter. Alternate Spelling: Zoya. | English | Female |
| Zada | 2 | Lucky | Arabic | Female |
| Zaharia | 2 | Moon? | Romanian | Male |
| Zahid | 2 | Altruistic; Self-Denying | Arabic | Male |
| Zahina | 2 | Swahili Name Popular In Tanzania. Meaning Unknown. | African | Female |
| Zahir | 2 | Sparkling | Arabic | Male |
| Zahirah | 2 | Dazzling | Arabic | Female |
| Zahur | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Male |
| Zaida | 2 | Lucky | Arabic | Female |
| Zair | 2 | Guest | Arabic | Male |
| Zamira | 2 | Conscientious. | Arabic | Female |
| Zamora | 2 | From Zamora | Spanish | Female |
| Zandra | 2 | Defender Of Man | Greek | Female |
| Zanna | 2 | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Zarad | 2 | Ambush | Hebrew | Male |
| Zarah | 2 | Day's Awakening | Hebrew | Female |
| Zayda | 2 | Lucky | Arabic | Female |
| Zayna | 2 | Beauty | Arabic | Female |
| Zehira | 2 | Protected | Hebrew | Female |
| Zera | 2 | Seed | Hebrew | Female |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Zahra’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | Female |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
5-Letter Z-Names Like Zahra
24 names that share Zahra's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Zahra's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Zahra
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Zahra.
Names That Rhyme with Zahra
8 baby names that share Zahra's last 3 letters — -hra. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aphra | Dust. Biblical Place Name. | Hebrew | Female |
| Ophra | Fawn | Hebrew | Female |
| Tahra | Earth Or Growth. | Celtic | Female |
| Zohra | Jupiter. Alternate Spelling: Zoya. | English | Female |
| Aethra | Myth Name (Mother Of Theseus) | Greek | Female |
| Bushra | Good Omen | Arabic | Female |
| Gadhra | Mastiff | Irish | Male |
| Meadhra | Happy | Irish | Male |
Names That Start Like Zahra
9 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Zahra — Zah-. Good for parents who like Zahra's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahid | Altruistic; Self-Denying | Arabic | Male |
| Zahir | Sparkling | Arabic | Male |
| Zahur | Swahili Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Male |
| Zahara | Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Female |
| Zahina | Swahili Name Popular In Tanzania. Meaning Unknown. | African | Female |
| Zahrah | Flower; Beauty; Star | Arabic | Female |
| Zaharia | Moon? | Romanian | Male |
| Zahavah | Golden | Hebrew | Female |
| Zahirah | Dazzling | Arabic | Female |