US rank #7846 Girls' name Peak 2019 160 births

Zaharah — #7846 US girls' name

160 babies named Zaharah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s282010s962020s36
#7846
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Zaharah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

22 babies were named Zaharah in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaharah

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Zaharah between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaharah currently holds the #7846 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaharah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zaharah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaharah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 160 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zaharah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

160

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2019

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,846

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaharah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
22
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
0510152025 202420212019201720142012201020072006 11

Zaharah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
96 births that decade — 60% of Zaharah's all-time total
2000s282010s962020s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaharah?
160 babies have been named Zaharah since 2006. It currently ranks #7846 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 22 births.
When was Zaharah most popular?
Zaharah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Zaharah been used?
Zaharah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaharah?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.