Fun Facts About the Name Zuhri
- 37 babies named Zuhri: U.S. records list 37 babies given the name Zuhri from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zuhri Mean?
Zuhri is an Arabic name meaning "floral" or "of flowers." It comes from the root z-h-r, which is connected with blossoms and brightness. The related noun zahr (زهر) means "blossom," and zuhra (زهرة) can mean "flower" or "brightness." The name's form is a nisba adjective, made with the suffix -ī, so its literal sense is "floral" or "belonging to flowers." "Blossoming" is a closely related gloss drawn from the same root.
The same Arabic form can also work as a family or tribal nisba. Al-Zuhri means "of Zuhra," referring to Banu Zuhra, a clan of the Quraysh. In that use the name identifies a family or tribal connection rather than describing flowers. A bearer's family may intend either the floral adjective or the clan-based nisba.
Zuhri Name History & Origins
Names from the Arabic root z-h-r are old, and the root appears in classical Arabic words for blossom and brightness. The nisba ending -ī forms adjectives and designations of belonging; added to zuhra, it produces the form zuhriyy, anglicized as Zuhri. Related names include Zahra and Zuhra, which come from the same root but are not simply variants of Zuhri.
The best-documented historical use of the form is the surname al-Zuhri, a nisba to Banu Zuhra, a clan of the Quraysh. The early Islamic scholar Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, who died in 742, is a well-known bearer of that nisba. This is a family or clan designation, and it does not by itself show that Zuhri was used as a given name in the early Islamic period. As a personal name, Zuhri is current in modern Muslim communities, particularly in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia, where Arabic names have long been used alongside local naming traditions. Latin-script spellings such as Zuhri, Zohri, and Zuhry reflect the fact that Arabic short vowels are usually not written.
How Popular is the Name Zuhri?
Zuhri has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #10,281 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,278 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #17,588 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #15,285 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,281 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #15,072 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #18,003 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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