Recorded 1997–2020 Unisex name Peak 2010 120 births

Zarin — unisex name

120 babies named Zarin in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s552010s382020s6
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Zarin was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

10 babies were named Zarin in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zarin

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Zarin between 1997 and 2020, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zarin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Zarin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 117 additional births since 1996.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zarin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zarin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zarin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zarin 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 120 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.

Zarin at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

120

Since 1997

24 years of records

Peak year

2010

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1997

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2020

Zarin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1997

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2010)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 2020201520092006200219981997 7

Zarin popularity over time — boys

117 total births recorded since 1996 (Zarin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 117 births
4681012 2020201320082005200119981996 5

Zarin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
55 births that decade — 46% of Zarin's all-time total
1990s212000s552010s382020s6

Zarin by state

Where Zarin concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zarin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 5.0%
New York share of Zarin's total US births 5.0%

6 of 120 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zarin?
120 babies have been named Zarin since 1997. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2010 with 10 births.
When was Zarin most popular?
Zarin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Zarin most popular?
The top states for the name Zarin are New York (6 births).
Is Zarin a unisex name?
Yes, Zarin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 120 births, and as a boy's name it has 117 births.
How long has the name Zarin been used?
Zarin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 24 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Zarin?
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, 1997–2020 (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.