Girls' name · since 1992
Zahrah
Zahrah has 411 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,988 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 411
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
411 babies have been named Zahrah since 1992, making it today's #6988 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahrah has been recorded 411 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #6988 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #13,305 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,988 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 411 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahrah ranks #13,305 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,988 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 411 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,988 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 411
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zahrah's 411 recorded births place it above 81.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zahrah compares
411 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Zahrah's all-time total is 9% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahrah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 411 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zahrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zahrah splits its recorded history at 2009: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zahrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Zahrah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (129 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Zahrah's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Zahrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 129 births (31% of all-time use).
Zahrah by state
Where Zahrah concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
6 of 411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Zahrah's data
- Zahrah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 2020s (109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zahrahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Zahrah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Zahrah 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.