Zarah
Girl name · #1435 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 151 baby girls were named Zarah, placing it at #1435 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1719, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 11,921 girls born in 2025 was named Zarah.
The 57-year story
Zarah first appears in the Social Security records in 1968, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 199 babies and a rank of #1216. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Zarah per year. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Zarah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Zarah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zarah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zarah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zarah is most common
State-level data for Zarah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Zarah
Statistically, parents drawn to Zarah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zorah, Amarah, Zylah, Zemirah, and Amyrah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zarah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 151 | #1427 |
| 2024 | 163 | #1383 |
| 2023 | 157 | #1421 |
| 2022 | 199 | #1216 |
| 2021 | 168 | #1331 |
| 2020 | 141 | #1510 |
| 2019 | 141 | #1528 |
| 2018 | 116 | #1762 |
| 2017 | 147 | #1505 |
| 2016 | 119 | #1743 |
| 2015 | 122 | #1719 |
| 2014 | 92 | #2096 |
| 2013 | 81 | #2279 |
| 2012 | 99 | #1973 |
| 2011 | 96 | #2026 |
| 2010 | 94 | #2093 |
| 2009 | 80 | #2396 |
| 2008 | 73 | #2557 |
| 2007 | 60 | #2964 |
| 2006 | 69 | #2602 |
| 2005 | 40 | #3646 |
| 2004 | 31 | #4387 |
| 2003 | 44 | #3291 |
| 2002 | 34 | #3810 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3417 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zarah a popular girl name?
Zarah ranked #1435 among girls in 2025 with 151 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1719.
When was the name Zarah most popular?
Zarah peaked in 2022, when 199 American girls received the name (ranked #1216 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zarah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 11,921 newborn American girls was named Zarah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.