US rank #16133 Girls' name Peak 2009 84 births

Zaharia — #16133 US girls' name

84 babies named Zaharia in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s242010s262020s28
#16133
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Zaharia was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Zaharia in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaharia

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Zaharia between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaharia currently holds the #16133 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaharia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zaharia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaharia 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 84 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.

Zaharia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

84

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#16,133

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaharia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Zaharia by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
28 births that decade — 33% of Zaharia's all-time total
1990s62000s242010s262020s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaharia?
84 babies have been named Zaharia since 1998. It currently ranks #16133 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
When was Zaharia most popular?
Zaharia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Zaharia been used?
Zaharia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaharia?
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, 1998–2024 (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.