| Shifra | Zahava | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beautiful | gold, golden |
| Origin | hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | SHIF-rah | zah-HAH-vah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (68) | 2024 (40) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Shifra | Zahava |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 291 | 206 |
| 2010s | 425 | 265 |
| 2000s | 361 | 179 |
| 1990s | 248 | 103 |
| 1980s | 207 | 65 |
| 1970s | 123 | 30 |
| 1960s | 33 | 0 |
| 1950s | 17 | 0 |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 |
From Hebrew Shifrah, from the root sh-p-r meaning 'to be beautiful/fair, to please'. Borne by one of the midwives in Exodus; traditionally glossed 'beautiful'.
Hebrew name from 'zahav' (זָהָב), the ordinary word for gold, meaning 'golden' or 'golden one'. Variants include Zehava, Zahavah. Literal metal sense.
Shifra and Zahava are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Shifra means Beautiful (hebrew origin), while Zahava means gold, golden (hebrew origin).
In US records, Shifra first appears in 0 and Zahava in 0, so Shifra has the longer recorded history.