Recorded 1893–2023 Girls' name Peak 2020 44 births

Zura — girls' name

44 babies named Zura in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s111910s112020s22
2020s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Zura was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zura in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zura

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Zura between 1893 and 2023, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zura currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zura performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zura shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zura 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 44 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.

Zura at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

44

Since 1893

131 years of records

Peak year

2020

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1893

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1893

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
7
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20232022202120201917191318941893 6

Zura by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
22 births that decade — 50% of Zura's all-time total
1890s111910s112020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zura?
44 babies have been named Zura since 1893. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 7 births.
When was Zura most popular?
Zura was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Zura been used?
Zura has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 131 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zura?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zuri, Zury, Zurisadai, Zuria, 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, 1893–2023 (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.