Total births
93
Girls' name · since 1998
Zaharia
93 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.
- #16185
- among girls today
- 93
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
Zaharia currently ranks #16185 among girls' names in America, with 93 babies recorded since 1998.
Zaharia has 93 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16185 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #16185 among girls today
- 93 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
- 9% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zaharia is currently the #16185 girls' name in America, more common than 9% of girls - 93 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16185
- among girls today
- 93
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
Zaharia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16185
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 9% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
40% 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.
How Zaharia compares
93 23th 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
Zaharia's all-time total is 76% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaharia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 93 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zaharia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaharia splits its recorded history at 2018: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaharia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2009
Current rank
#16,185
Active since
1998
Zaharia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Zaharia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zaharia's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Zaharia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 37 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zaharia? ▼
Zaharia has been given to 93 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16185 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
When was Zaharia most popular? ▼
Zaharia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 37 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 28 years of data through 2025.
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.
Keep exploring Zaharia
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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, 1998–2025 (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. "Zaharia: #16185 Girls' Name - 93 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zaharia. 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 Zaharia 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.