Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1997
Zarena
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Zarena, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 29
- total births
- 1997–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
Zarena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1997.
Zarena has 29 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2022.
- 29 total births
- 1997–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Zarena since 1997, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 29
- total births
- 1997–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Zarena was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
7 babies were named Zarena in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Zarena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zarena's full recorded timeline at 2009, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zarena at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Zarena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022
- Peak year (2021)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Zarena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zarena's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Zarena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zarena? ▼
Zarena has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 7 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Zarena most popular? ▼
Zarena was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Zarena been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zarena since 1997 -- 26 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Zarena? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Zarena
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zarena
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Zariyah Girl
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Zarah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1997–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zarena: Baby Name Since 1997 - 29 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zarena. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zarena 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 July 2026.