US rank #11735 Girls' name Peak 2015 102 births

Zerah — #11735 US girls' name

102 babies named Zerah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s252010s522020s25
#11735
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Zerah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

9 babies were named Zerah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zerah

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Zerah between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zerah currently holds the #11735 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zerah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zerah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zerah 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 102 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.

Zerah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

102

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2015

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,735

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zerah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Zerah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
52 births that decade — 51% of Zerah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zerah?
102 babies have been named Zerah since 2006. It currently ranks #11735 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 9 births.
When was Zerah most popular?
Zerah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Zerah been used?
Zerah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zerah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zera, Zerenity, Zeriah, Zerina, 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, 2006–2024 (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.