Girls' name · since 2005
Zarela
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Zarela, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,549 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 47
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zarela is the #11549 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 47 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Zarela recorded 47 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #11549 nationally today, ahead of 33% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #35,832 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,549 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 47 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zarela ranks #35,832 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,549 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 47 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #35,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,549 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 47
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zarela's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zarela compares
47 15th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zarela's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zarela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 47 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zarela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zarela's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zarela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Zarela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (39 births, 83% of the file).
2000s was Zarela's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Zarela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (83% of all-time use).
Zarela by state
Where Zarela concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 9 | 19.1% |
9 of 47 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zarela's data
- Zarela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Zarelas (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zarela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
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, 2005–2025 (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 Zarela 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.