Unisex name · since 2007

Zahari

297 babies named Zahari in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,005 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,639 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
297
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Zahari is the #3639 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 297 recorded since 2007.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahari has been recorded 297 times among girls since 2007, currently ranked #3639 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.

  • #16,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,639 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 297 born since 2007
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahari ranks #16,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,639 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 297 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.

#16,005 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,639 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
297
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.9%
Zahari vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Zahari's 297 recorded births place it above 77.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Zahari compares

297 45th 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

Zahari's all-time total is 21% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Zahari Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 297 376 567,345
Peak-year births 42 21 19,840

Zahari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Zahari splits its recorded history at 2017: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Zahari popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
42
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
01020304050 2007201220152018202120242025 42

Zahari popularity over time - boys

255 total births recorded since 2009 (Zahari as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 255 births
020406080 200920112013201520182020202220242025 61

Zahari by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (151 births, 51% of the file).

2020s was Zahari's strongest decade.

151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Zahari births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 151 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Zahari by state

Where Zahari concentrates geographically, total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Zahari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
13 4.4%
#2 Florida
6 2.0%
#3 North Carolina
5 1.7%
Texas share of Zahari's total US births 4.4%
Even split

13 of 297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zahari?
Zahari has been given to 297 babies in the U.S. since 2007, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,005 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,639 of 17,297. 42 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Zahari sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahari ranks #16,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,639 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zahari most popular?
Zahari was most popular in the 2020s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Zahari most popular?
The top states for the name Zahari are Texas (13 births), Florida (6 births), North Carolina (5 births).
Is Zahari a unisex name?
Yes, Zahari is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 297 births, and as a boy's name it has 255 births.
How long has the name Zahari been used?
The SSA has tracked Zahari since 2007 -- 19 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zahari?
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 Zahari's data

  • Texas records the most Zaharis (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Zahari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2025 (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 Zahari 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.