Wakeful, vigilant, or a person who stays up late
Derived from the Arabic root s-h-r, the name refers to someone who is alert, wakeful, or spends the night in conversation or prayer. It carries a poetic connotation of being watchful under the moonlight. In some contexts, it can also refer to the earth or a wide plain.
Less common today
Sahirah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,400 in 2010.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
