Zarinah vs Zara

Side-by-side comparison of Zarinah and Zara — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zarinah

Girl name

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Name B

Zara

Girl name · Rank #234

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Metric Zarinah Zara
Current Rank Unranked #234
Total Births (all years) 189 19,484
Peak Year 1978 2022
Peak Year Births 17 1,438
Peak Decade 1980ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1976 1896

Births by Decade

Decade Zarinah Zara
1890ss — 10
1900ss — 29
1910ss — 112
1920ss — 107
1930ss — 59
1940ss — 76
1950ss — 67
1960ss — 59
1970ss 55 200
1980ss 86 355
1990ss 20 709
2000ss 11 2,542
2010ss 12 8,364
2020ss 5 6,795

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zarinah Zara
2014 5 765
2015 — 809
2016 — 1,023
2017 7 1,156
2018 — 1,281
2019 — 1,321
2020 — 1,335
2021 — 1,412
2022 5 1,438
2023 — 1,283
2024 — 1,327

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1976–2022.

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