Girls' name · since 1995
Zharia
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 1,020 babies named Zharia, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,107 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,020
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zharia is the #8107 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,020 recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zharia has been recorded 1,020 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #8107 nationally and more common than 53% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #7,415 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,107 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,020 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zharia ranks #7,415 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,107 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,020 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,107 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,020
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zharia's 1,020 recorded births place it above 89.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Zharia compares
1,020 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Zharia's all-time total is 171% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zharia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,020 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zharia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zharia splits its recorded history at 2010: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1995 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zharia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Currently ranks #8107 among girls.
1,020 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 84 births in a single year.
Zharia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (491 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Zharia's strongest decade.
491 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Zharia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
221 births
- 2000s
2000s
491 births
- 2010s
2010s
202 births
- 2020s 106
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 491 births (48% of all-time use).
Zharia decade highlights
- Peak decade 491 births
- Runner-up 221 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Zharia 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 Zharia's total volume
Zharia by state
Where Zharia concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 65 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 52 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 32 | 3.1% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 14 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.1% |
65 of 1,020 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Florida 6.4% of nationwide
- Georgia 5.1% of nationwide
- Texas 3.1% of nationwide
- South Carolina 1.8% of nationwide
- North Carolina 1.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 15 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 6.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Zharia appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zharia's data
- Zharia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (491 total births); usage has since declined to 106 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Zharias (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Zharia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Zharia 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.
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