Recorded 1998–2017 Girls' name Peak 2009 69 births

Zareah — girls' name

69 babies named Zareah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s512010s13
2000s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Zareah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

11 babies were named Zareah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zareah

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Zareah between 1998 and 2017, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zareah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zareah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zareah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zareah 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 69 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.

Zareah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

69

Since 1998

20 years of records

Peak year

2009

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1998

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2017

Zareah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1998

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2009)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 20172010200920082007200620052004200120001998 5

Zareah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
51 births that decade — 74% of Zareah's all-time total
1990s52000s512010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zareah?
69 babies have been named Zareah since 1998. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2009 with 11 births.
When was Zareah most popular?
Zareah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Zareah been used?
Zareah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 20 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Zareah?
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.

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, 1998–2017 (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.