Name meaning & stats
Zohra
Zohra (Persian origin). 434 US babies since 1940, peak 2018. Notable Zohras are 1.2× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
PersianSpelling of Soraya
Soraya around the world
- Сорайя · Russian
- سورايا · Arabic
- סוראיה · Hebrew
- ソラヤ · Japanese
- 苏拉娅 · Chinese
- Soraia
Famous Sorayas
- Soraya Esfandiari-Bakhtiari · Queen consort of Iran from 1951 to 1958
- Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría · Spanish politician
- Soraya Arnelas · Spanish singer, songwriter, actress and model
- Soraya Tarzi · Princess Consort (1919-1926), later Queen Consort of King Amanullah Kh
In US birth records
Peak year: 2018
434 US babies were named Zohra between 1940 and 2025.
Zohra around the world
- France: 6,895 babies since 1900, peak 1974, No. 749 in 2025
- Belgium: 304 babies since 1995, peak 2007, No. 889 in 2025
- England & Wales: 349 babies since 1996, peak 2019, No. 1,892 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Zohras end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.2× | Low · 4 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | Low · 3 people |
| Footballer | 1.2× | Low · 3 people |
| Actor | 0.7× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are footballers, Zohras show up 1.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 45 Sorayas spell it Zohra
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2018)