Girls' name · since 1966
Zarina
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 1,612 babies named Zarina, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,312 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,612
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zarina is the #2312 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,612 recorded since 1966.
Zarina has 1,612 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2312 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #5,440 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,312 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,612 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zarina ranks #5,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,312 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,612 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,312 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,612
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zarina's 1,612 recorded births place it above 92.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zarina compares
1,612 Top 25% higher than 75% of 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
Zarina's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zarina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,612 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zarina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zarina splits its recorded history at 1999: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 95 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zarina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Zarina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (575 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Zarina's strongest decade.
575 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Zarina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 113
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 178
1990s
178 births
- 2000s
2000s
286 births
- 2010s
2010s
575 births
- 2020s
2020s
403 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 575 births (36% of all-time use).
How Zarina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zarina's total volume
Zarina by state
Where Zarina concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 238 | 14.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 104 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 88 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 67 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 6 | 0.4% |
238 of 1,612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zarina's data
- Zarina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (575 total births) through the 2020s (403) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zarinas (238 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 Zarina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Zarina 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.