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Zarah

Zarah is currently the #1427 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 151 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1968, Zarah hit its all-time high of #1216 in 2022, when 199 girls were given the name. State by state, Nevada leads the way at #508.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1427
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1216
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
151
girls named Zarah

Zarah popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.007%0.010%0.013%18801900192019401960198020002020#1216 in 2022
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2022

Where Zarah is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025WI—Michigan: #965 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#965New York: #1654 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1654Massachusetts: #624 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#624Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025RI—Oregon: #619 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OR#619Nevada: #508 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NV#508Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1015 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#1015New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025CT—California: #2276 (8 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2276Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: #651 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#651Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: #1281 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1281South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025AL—Georgia: #1213 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1213Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Zarah in 2025HI—Texas: #1460 (16 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1460Florida: #1055 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1055
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nevada (#508), Oregon (#619), Maryland (#651)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Zarah in the most recent year of SSA data.

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