Recorded 1991–2023 Boys' name Peak 1991 22 births

Zareh — boys' name

22 babies named Zareh in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s52020s5
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Zareh was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zareh in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zareh

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Zareh between 1991 and 2023, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zareh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zareh performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zareh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zareh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zareh 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 22 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.

Zareh at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

22

Since 1991

33 years of records

Peak year

1991

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1991

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zareh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1991

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1991)
6
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.5 2023200619921991 6

Zareh by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 55% of Zareh's all-time total
1990s122000s52020s5

Zareh by state

Where Zareh concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zareh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 45.5%
California share of Zareh's total US births 45.5%

10 of 22 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zareh?
22 babies have been named Zareh since 1991. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1991 with 6 births.
When was Zareh most popular?
Zareh was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Zareh most popular?
The top states for the name Zareh are California (10 births).
How long has the name Zareh been used?
Zareh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 33 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zareh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zarek, Zarion, Zarian, Zarius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2023 (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.