Zira — #8534 US girls' name
168 babies named Zira in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 52% of names given to girls today.
46% of everyone ever named Zira was born in this single decade.
22 babies were named Zira in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Zira
The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Zira between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zira currently holds the #8534 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 22 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Zira performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Zira 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 168 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.
Zira at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Zira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974
- Peak year (2023)
- 22
- Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
Currently ranks #8534 among girls.
168 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 22 births in a single year.
Zira by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 77 births that decade — 46% of Zira's all-time total
Zira decade highlights
- Peak decade 77 births
- Runner-up 61 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Zira's strongest decade
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 46% of all-time use.
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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, 1974–2024 (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.