US rank #5501 Girls' name Peak 2005 517 births

Ziara — #5501 US girls' name

517 babies named Ziara in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s752000s1912010s1722020s79
#5501
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Ziara was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

31 babies were named Ziara in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ziara

The Social Security Administration has registered 517 babies named Ziara between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ziara currently holds the #5501 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ziara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ziara shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ziara in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ziara 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 517 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.

Ziara at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

517

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2005

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,501

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ziara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
31
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019961992 5

Ziara by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
191 births that decade — 37% of Ziara's all-time total
1990s752000s1912010s1722020s79

Ziara by state

Where Ziara concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ziara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
19 3.7%
#2 Texas
16 3.1%
New York share of Ziara's total US births 3.7%
Even split

19 of 517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ziara?
517 babies have been named Ziara since 1992. It currently ranks #5501 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 31 births.
When was Ziara most popular?
Ziara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Ziara most popular?
The top states for the name Ziara are New York (19 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Ziara been used?
Ziara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ziara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zia, Ziah, Zianna, Ziana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1992–2024 (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.