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Why parents love Zahara- Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt named their daughter Zahara.
- The meaning flower/shining is dually radiant.
- Three syllables with a bright, Arabic sound: zah-HAR-ah.
- The Sahara shares the Arabic root.
- The Z-opening gives maximum visual electricity.
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The vibe of Zahara
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Origin & history of Zahara
Arabic زهرة (zahra, flower/bright)
→ Zahara
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Hebrew / Swahili roots
Zahara comes from the Arabic zahra meaning flower or shining. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt named their daughter Zahara. The Sahara desert shares the same Arabic root.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Traditional Arabic; Zahara Jolie-Pitt (born 2005).
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Today
Zahara remains a beloved choice, ranking #1334 in the US. 3,432 babies have been named Zahara since 1986.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Zahara?
2022
peak year
Zahara first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1986. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2022, 202 babies received the name (ranked #1195). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1334), with roughly 175 babies named Zahara each year. Zahara's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 3,432 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
202
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,195)
(ranked #1,195)
175
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,750
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
3,432
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Zahara1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
Zahara's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — desert-flower leadership. People named Zahara tend to be radiant, blooming, and gifted at being the flower that grows in the desert.
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Flower that grows in desert✦
Jolie-Pitt◈
Sahara-root◎
Z-electric♡
Arabic-radiantZ8
A1
H8
A1
R9
A1
Sum: 28 → Life path 1
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Personality of Zahara🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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