Girls' name · since 2008
Zarra
Zarra has 123 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
123 girls have been named Zarra since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zarra has been recorded 123 times among girls since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #24,893 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zarra ranks #24,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zarra's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zarra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zarra's full recorded timeline at 2018, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zarra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2020)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Zarra by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (63 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Zarra's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Zarra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 63 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zarra's data
- Zarra's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Zarra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2008–2024 (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 Zarra 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.