US rank #6267 Girls' name Peak 2023 352 births

Zarai — #6267 US girls' name

352 babies named Zarai in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s1102010s1342020s89
#6267
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Zarai was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

24 babies were named Zarai in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zarai

The Social Security Administration has registered 352 babies named Zarai between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zarai currently holds the #6267 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zarai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zarai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Zarai in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zarai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 352 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zarai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

352

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2023

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,267

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zarai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
24
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200419961992 5

Zarai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
134 births that decade — 38% of Zarai's all-time total
1990s192000s1102010s1342020s89

Zarai by state

Where Zarai concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Zarai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 5.1%
#2 Florida
5 1.4%
#3 Texas
5 1.4%
California share of Zarai's total US births 5.1%
Even split

18 of 352 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zarai?
352 babies have been named Zarai since 1992. It currently ranks #6267 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 24 births.
When was Zarai most popular?
Zarai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Zarai most popular?
The top states for the name Zarai are California (18 births), Florida (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Zarai been used?
Zarai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zarai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zara, Zariah, Zaria, Zariyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.