Zara

#212 for girls in 2025, 1,432 births

Peak · girls
2022 · 1,441 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
20,930
since 1896

Zara over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Zara has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014girlsat peak
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#2121,432
2024#2331,333
2023#2361,285
2022#2011,441
2021#2121,413
2020#2171,335
2019#2381,321
2018#2531,282
2017#2821,157
2016#3191,024
2015#401809
2014#420765
2013#482630
2012#552537
2011#634449
2010#718393
2009#774367
2008#780376
2007#718408
2006#856312
2005#920270
2004#1,229179
2003#1,032222
2002#1,338145
2001#1,348142
2000#1,511121
1999#1,532111
1998#1,75190
1997#2,02370
1996#1,80681
1995#2,10164
1994#1,90574
1993#2,41752
1992#2,57648
1991#2,38853
1990#2,02966
1989#2,33850
1988#2,74438
1987#2,65737
1986#2,19547
1985#2,93931
1984#3,32925
1983#2,27242
1982#3,26026
1981#3,14727
1980#2,86631
1979#2,99728
1978#3,00926
1977#3,91118
1976#3,81217
1975#2,81126
1974#3,69517
1973#3,78716
1972#3,40418
1971#3,94315
1970#3,31119
1969#4,72310
1968—
1967#6,8045
1966#5,8096
1965—
1964#5,0088
1963#5,8916
1962#4,5339
1961#4,8828
1960#5,1687
1959#6,2455
1958#6,1035
1957#6,0865
1956#3,32113
1955#4,0699
1954#3,71810
1953#4,2268
1952#4,4837
1951—
1950#5,3015
1949#3,39310
1948—
1947#3,44810
1946#2,88012
1945#4,0256
1944#3,6877
1943#3,8017
1942#2,53713
1941—
1940#2,57211
1939#3,1458
1938#2,57911
1937#3,8006
1936—
1935#4,2045
1934#3,1598
1933#3,1098
1932#3,2748
1931#4,3315
1930—
1929#3,1379
1928#2,95410
1927#3,5618
1926#3,04610
1925#2,48914
1924#2,80912
1923#3,6418
1922#2,95811
1921#2,50914
1920#2,89911
1919#2,81311
1918#3,2449
1917#2,69311
1916#3,0319
1915#1,62221
1914#2,00912
1913#2,03410
1912#1,71911
1911#1,6569
1910#1,6349
1909—
1908#1,5478
1907—
1906—
1905#1,6966
1904#1,6596
1903—
1902—
1901—
1900#1,3199
1899#1,5965
1898—
1897—
1896#1,5835
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First appearance
1896

The first year at least five girls were named Zara! It came in at #1,583, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1896–1899, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Zara is popular in 2014

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedNHWashington: #469 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,093 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #386 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,646 girlsMNIllinois: #354 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,638 girlsILWisconsin: #833 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,619 girlsWIMichigan: #423 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,008 girlsMINew York: #216 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 1,051 girlsNYMassachusetts: #384 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,814 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedRIOregon: #472 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,934 girlsORNevada: #455 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,797 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedIAIndiana: #671 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,393 girlsINOhio: #443 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,206 girlsOHPennsylvania: #411 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,900 girlsPANew Jersey: #211 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 951 girlsNJConnecticut: #500 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,420 girlsCTCalifornia: #364 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 1,807 girlsCAUtah: #401 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,647 girlsUTColorado: #614 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,905 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedNEMissouri: #590 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,012 girlsMOKentucky: #621 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,080 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedWVVirginia: #277 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,244 girlsVAMaryland: #274 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,105 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedDEArizona: #561 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,642 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedNMKansas: #610 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,593 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedARTennessee: #1,066 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,223 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #822 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,512 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #75 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 266 girlsDCOklahoma: #570 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,409 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedALGeorgia: #337 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,506 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Zara, so not publishedHITexas: #419 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 2,059 girlsTXFlorida: #409 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,994 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#75 · 1 in 266
  2. New Jersey#211 · 1 in 951
  3. New York#216 · 1 in 1,051
  4. Maryland#274 · 1 in 1,105
  5. Virginia#277 · 1 in 1,244

Best ever in a state: #58 in Delaware, 2019.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#75131 in 266
New Jersey#211391 in 951
New York#216881 in 1,051
Maryland#274221 in 1,105
Virginia#277301 in 1,244
Georgia#337321 in 1,506
Illinois#354361 in 1,638
California#3641161 in 1,807
Massachusetts#384141 in 1,814
Minnesota#386151 in 1,646
Utah#401111 in 1,647
Florida#409421 in 1,994
Pennsylvania#411281 in 1,900
Texas#419811 in 2,059
Michigan#423211 in 2,008
Ohio#443241 in 2,206
Nevada#45561 in 1,797
Washington#469151 in 2,093
Oregon#47281 in 1,934
Connecticut#50051 in 2,420
Arizona#561121 in 2,642
Oklahoma#57071 in 2,409
Missouri#59091 in 3,012
Kansas#61051 in 2,593
Colorado#61481 in 2,905
Kentucky#62161 in 3,080
Indiana#67191 in 3,393
North Carolina#822101 in 4,512
Wisconsin#83351 in 4,619
Tennessee#1,06651 in 6,223
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Zara
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 21 spots since 2024 (#233 → #212)
  • 5 spots since 2020 (#217 → #212)
  • 189 spots since 2015 (#401 → #212)
  • Biggest jump: 309 spots in 2005 (#1,229 → #920)
  • Biggest drop: 62 spots in 2008 (#718 → #780)
Rise & fade · girls
126 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1896
  • Peaked 2022 at #201 (1,441 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 21 yrs · run 2005–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,122
  • Highest: 1 in 1,122 girls born in 2025 were named Zara (0.09%)
  • Its best rank, #201 in 2022, was only 1 in 1,138 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 40.0% of all girls named Zara (8,367) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s10#1,583 (1896)#1,590
1900s29#1,319 (1900)#1,555
1910s112#1,622 (1915)#2,246
1920s107#2,489 (1925)#3,000
1930s59#2,579 (1938)#3,450
1940s76#2,537 (1942)#3,293
1950s67#3,321 (1956)#4,839
1960s59#4,533 (1962)#5,352
1970s200#2,811 (1975)#3,468
1980s354#2,195 (1986)#2,775
1990s709#1,532 (1999)#2,053
2000s2,542#718 (2007)#1,051
2010s8,367#238 (2019)#430
2020s8,239#201 (2022)#219

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Zara in 2014

girls
#420
765 births · 1 in 2,335 girls

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #420Zara765
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 2,335 of them was named Zara, which outranked 97.8% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zara
  1. #417Emely768
  2. #418Amira767
  3. #419Briana766
  4. #420Zara765
  5. #420Justice765
  6. #422Gwendolyn764
  7. #423Aleah758
  8. #424Bristol756

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
  2. ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
  3. ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
  4. ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
  5. ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Miley#386 → #787
  2. ↓ 345Karly#988 → #1,333
  3. ↓ 318Britney#838 → #1,156
  4. ↓ 239Kaya#761 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 235Rihanna#938 → #1,173

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2014 →