US rank #2330 Girls' name Peak 2015 1,533 births

Zarina — #2330 US girls' name

1,533 babies named Zarina in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2330
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Zarina was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

95 babies were named Zarina in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zarina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,533 babies named Zarina between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zarina currently holds the #2330 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 95 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zarina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 575 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Zarina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 225 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zarina in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zarina 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 1,533 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.

Zarina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,533

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2015

95 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,330

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zarina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
95
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
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Zarina by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
575 births that decade — 38% of Zarina's all-time total
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Zarina by state

Where Zarina concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zarina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
225 14.7%
#2 Texas
94 6.1%
#3 New York
83 5.4%
#4 Florida
58 3.8%
#5 Arizona
15 1.0%
#6 Pennsylvania
15 1.0%
#7 New Jersey
6 0.4%
#8 Washington
6 0.4%
California share of Zarina's total US births 14.7%
Even split

225 of 1,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zarina?
1,533 babies have been named Zarina since 1966. It currently ranks #2330 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 95 births.
When was Zarina most popular?
Zarina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 575 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Zarina most popular?
The top states for the name Zarina are California (225 births), Texas (94 births), New York (83 births).
How long has the name Zarina been used?
Zarina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zarina?
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.

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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, 1966–2024 (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.