US rank #8086 Girls' name Peak 2016 269 births

Zareen — #8086 US girls' name

269 babies named Zareen in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s181990s212000s292010s1422020s54
#8086
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Zareen was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

21 babies were named Zareen in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zareen

The Social Security Administration has registered 269 babies named Zareen between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zareen currently holds the #8086 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zareen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zareen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zareen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zareen 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 269 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.

Zareen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

269

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2016

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,086

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zareen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
21
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122006199619841979 5

Zareen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
142 births that decade — 53% of Zareen's all-time total
1970s51980s181990s212000s292010s1422020s54

Zareen by state

Where Zareen concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zareen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 5.6%
California share of Zareen's total US births 5.6%

15 of 269 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zareen?
269 babies have been named Zareen since 1979. It currently ranks #8086 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 21 births.
When was Zareen most popular?
Zareen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Zareen most popular?
The top states for the name Zareen are California (15 births).
How long has the name Zareen been used?
Zareen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zareen?
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, 1979–2024 (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.