Girls' name · since 1985
Zafirah
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 194 babies named Zafirah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,062 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 194
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zafirah is the #9062 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 194 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Zafirah recorded 194 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #9062 nationally today, ahead of 48% 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 1985 to 2025.
- #20,156 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,062 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 194 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zafirah ranks #20,156 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,062 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 194 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,062 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 194
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zafirah's 194 recorded births place it above 72.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zafirah compares
194 36th percentile among 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
Zafirah's all-time total is 48% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zafirah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 194 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zafirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zafirah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zafirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Zafirah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (88 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Zafirah's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Zafirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 88 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zafirah's data
- Zafirah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zafirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Zafirah 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.