Recorded 2005–2007 Girls' name Peak 2006 39 births

Zarela — girls' name

39 babies named Zarela in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s39
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Zarela was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

24 babies were named Zarela in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zarela

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Zarela between 2005 and 2007, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zarela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zarela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zarela in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zarela 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 39 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.

Zarela at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

39

Since 2005

3 years of records

Peak year

2006

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

2005

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2007

Zarela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2005

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2006)
24
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
510152025 200720062005 8

Zarela by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
39 births that decade — 100% of Zarela's all-time total
2000s39

Zarela by state

Where Zarela concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zarela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
9 23.1%
California share of Zarela's total US births 23.1%

9 of 39 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zarela?
39 babies have been named Zarela since 2005. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2006 with 24 births.
When was Zarela most popular?
Zarela was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Zarela most popular?
The top states for the name Zarela are California (9 births).
How long has the name Zarela been used?
Zarela has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 3 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Zarela?
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, 2005–2007 (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.