Girls' name · since 1973
Zahra
Zahra has 9,395 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #539 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,395
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zahra is the #539 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,395 recorded since 1973.
Zahra has 9,395 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #539 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #1,751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #539 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,395 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahra ranks #1,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #539 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,395 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #539 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,395
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zahra's 9,395 recorded births place it above 97.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zahra compares
9,395 Top 10% higher than 90% of 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
Zahra's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,395 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 562 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zahra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zahra's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 562, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zahra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 562
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Zahra by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,645 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Zahra's strongest decade.
3,645 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Zahra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 111
1970s
111 births
- 1980s 349
1980s
349 births
- 1990s 688
1990s
688 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,540 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,645 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,062 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,645 births (39% of all-time use).
How Zahra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zahra's total volume
Zahra by state
Where Zahra concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,238 | 13.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,041 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 890 | 9.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 422 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 417 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 411 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 400 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 364 | 3.9% |
1,238 of 9,395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Zahra appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zahra's data
- Zahra's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,645 total births) through the 2020s (3,062) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zahras (1,238 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Zahra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
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, 1973–2025 (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 Zahra 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.