US rank #8161 Girls' name Peak 2000 1,007 births

Zharia — #8161 US girls' name

1,007 babies named Zharia in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s2212000s4912010s2022020s93
#8161
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Zharia was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

84 babies were named Zharia in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zharia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,007 babies named Zharia between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zharia currently holds the #8161 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zharia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 491 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zharia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Zharia in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zharia 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 1,007 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.

Zharia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,007

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2000

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,161

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zharia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
84
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
020406080100 202420202016201220082004200019961995 8

Zharia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
491 births that decade — 49% of Zharia's all-time total
1990s2212000s4912010s2022020s93

Zharia by state

Where Zharia concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zharia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
65 6.5%
#2 Georgia
52 5.2%
#3 Texas
32 3.2%
#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%
Florida share of Zharia's total US births 6.5%
Even split

65 of 1,007 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Zharia appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zharia?
1,007 babies have been named Zharia since 1995. It currently ranks #8161 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 84 births.
When was Zharia most popular?
Zharia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 491 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Zharia most popular?
The top states for the name Zharia are Florida (65 births), Georgia (52 births), Texas (32 births).
How long has the name Zharia been used?
Zharia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zharia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zhane, Zhavia, Zhara, Zhamira, 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, 1995–2024 (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.