Total births
56
Girls' name · since 2006
Zahaira
56 babies named Zahaira in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10824
- among girls today
- 56
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 39%
- more common than other girls
Zahaira currently ranks #10824 among girls' names in America, with 56 babies recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahaira has been recorded 56 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #10824 nationally and more common than 39% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2024.
- #10824 among girls today
- 56 born since 2006
- 2000s peak decade
- 39% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zahaira is currently the #10824 girls' name in America, more common than 39% of girls - 56 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10824
- among girls today
- 56
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 39%
- more common than other girls
Zahaira vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10824
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 39% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Zahaira was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
10 babies were named Zahaira in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
How Zahaira compares
56 16th percentile among 17,726 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
Zahaira's all-time total is 85% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahaira | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zahaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zahaira's full recorded timeline at 2010, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zahaira at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2006
Current rank
#10,824
Active since
2006
Zahaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Zahaira by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Zahaira's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Zahaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 27 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zahaira? ▼
Since 2006, Social Security records show 56 babies named Zahaira. Today it holds rank #10824 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 10 births.
When was Zahaira most popular? ▼
Zahaira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Zahaira been used? ▼
Zahaira has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zahaira? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zahra, Zahara, Zahira, Zahraa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Zahaira's data
- Zahaira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2020s (9) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Zahaira
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zahaira: #10824 Girls' Name - 56 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zahaira. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zahaira 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 June 2026.