Girls' name · since 1989
Zahraa
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 1,090 babies named Zahraa, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,129 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,090
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zahraa currently ranks #4129 among girls' names in America, with 1,090 babies recorded since 1989.
Zahraa has 1,090 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4129 as of the latest data, more common than 76% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #7,076 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,129 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,090 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahraa ranks #7,076 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,129 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,090 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,129 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,090
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zahraa's 1,090 recorded births place it above 90.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Zahraa compares
1,090 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Zahraa's all-time total is 190% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahraa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,090 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zahraa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zahraa's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zahraa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Zahraa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (450 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Zahraa's strongest decade.
450 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Zahraa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
333 births
- 2010s
2010s
450 births
- 2020s
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 450 births (41% of all-time use).
How Zahraa 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 Zahraa's total volume
Zahraa by state
Where Zahraa concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 413 | 37.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #3 | California | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 14 | 1.3% |
413 of 1,090 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Zahraa's data
- Zahraa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (450 total births) through the 2020s (190) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Zahraas (413 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zahraa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Zahraa 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.