Girls' name · since 2004
Zaara
Zaara has 794 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,785 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,748 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 794
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
794 babies have been named Zaara since 2004, making it today's #6748 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zaara recorded 794 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #6748 nationally today, ahead of 61% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #8,785 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,748 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 794 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaara ranks #8,785 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,748 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 794 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,785 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,748 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 794
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaara's 794 recorded births place it above 87.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zaara compares
794 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zaara's all-time total is 111% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 794 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaara's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 12 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Zaara by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (379 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Zaara's strongest decade.
379 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Zaara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
238 births
- 2010s
2010s
379 births
- 2020s
2020s
177 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 379 births (48% of all-time use).
How Zaara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zaara's total volume
Zaara by state
Where Zaara concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 107 | 13.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 75 | 9.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 33 | 4.2% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 24 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 23 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 22 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
107 of 794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zaara's data
- Zaara's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (379 total births) through the 2020s (177) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zaaras (107 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zaara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.