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