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Jahira
How to Pronounce Jahira
Pronounced juh-HEER-uh /dʒəˈhɪər.ə/Medium
Meaning: Jahira relates to the Arabic Zahira and Jahira, feminine forms meaning brilliant, shining, radiant, or clearly evident; it also reads as a modern coinage, but the Arabic route gives it a genuine meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Jahira has a real Arabic route alongside a modern, invented feel. It has stayed rare in American records, touching a modest high around 2003.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak, so the name reads as a distinctive, meaning-rich choice. A girl named Jahira at that high would be in her early twenties today. Its blend of an Arabic meaning and a soft sound gives it wide appeal.
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What does the name Jahira mean?
It is an Arabic-rooted name meaning brilliant, shining, or evident, related to Zahira.
How do you pronounce Jahira?
It is said juh-HEER-uh /dʒəˈhɪər.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Jahira a boy or girl name?
Jahira is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jahira?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.