Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Zara name popularity since 1925
20,723 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Zara. Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Zara is about 8 years old in 2026. Zara peaked in 2025 as the #212 name for girls, and it ranked #212 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,723
- Named Zara, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #212
- for girls in 2025 (1,432 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 20,723 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 1.90× its national share
Peak year is the year Zara made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Zara births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2022. Measured as a share of all babies, Zara peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 2002 and 2007, Zara became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 12,400 baby girls to 1 in 4,710.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Zara's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Zara.
Decade by decade
Babies named Zara in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 51 | – |
| 1930s | 59 | #4,889 |
| 1940s | 76 | #4,553 |
| 1950s | 67 | #4,373 |
| 1960s | 59 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 200 | #2,880 |
| 1980s | 354 | #3,006 |
| 1990s | 709 | #2,124 |
| 2000s | 2,542 | #924 |
| 2010s | 8,367 | #402 |
| 2020–25 | 8,239 | #212 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
73.5% of babies named Zara from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Zara is most popular
The index compares Zara's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Zara.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1.90× | 1,290 |
| Maryland | 1.87× | 536 |
| Virginia | 1.66× | 699 |
| New Jersey | 1.62× | 838 |
| Arizona | 1.44× | 350 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Zara and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Zara (this page) | 20,723 | 2025 |
| Zahra | 9,395 | 2025 |
| Zarah | 2,957 | 2022 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Zara's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Zara.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Zara (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data