Recorded 1973–1976 Girls' name Peak 1974 16 births

Zorica — girls' name

16 babies named Zorica in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s16
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Zorica was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zorica in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zorica

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Zorica between 1973 and 1976, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zorica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zorica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zorica 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 16 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.

Zorica at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

16

Since 1973

4 years of records

Peak year

1974

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1973

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1976

Zorica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1973

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1974)
6
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 197619741973 5

Zorica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
16 births that decade — 100% of Zorica's all-time total
1970s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zorica?
16 babies have been named Zorica since 1973. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1974 with 6 births.
When was Zorica most popular?
Zorica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Zorica been used?
Zorica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 4 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Zorica?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zora, Zoraida, Zori, Zoriah, 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, 1973–1976 (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.