Girls' name · since 1996

Zahrea

Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Zahrea, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#56,928 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1996
1990s
peak decade

Zahrea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1996.

Zahrea has 10 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 1997.

  • #56,928 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1996
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahrea ranks #56,928 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.

#56,928 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1996
1990s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Zahrea's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Zahrea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Zahrea splits its recorded history at 1997: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births).

Zahrea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1996)
5
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
5 19961997 5

Zahrea by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Zahrea's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Zahrea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zahrea?
Zahrea has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #56,928 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1997. 5 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
Where does Zahrea sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahrea ranks #56,928 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zahrea most popular?
Zahrea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Zahrea been used?
The SSA has tracked Zahrea since 1996 -- 2 years through the most recent 1997 data.
What names are similar to Zahrea?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zahrea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–1997 (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 Zahrea 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.