Zari
Girl name · #2596 in 2025 · Very rare
Zari is currently the #2596 girl name in the United States — 67 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3533, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 26,866 girls born in 2025 was named Zari.
The 35-year story
Zari first appears in the Social Security records in 1990, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 119 babies and a rank of #1742. 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 Zari per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zari in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zari is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zari will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zari is most common
State-level data for Zari 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 Zari
Statistically, parents drawn to Zari tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zamari, Nari, Anari, Yari, and Akari.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zari | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #2583 |
| 2024 | 77 | #2362 |
| 2023 | 102 | #1934 |
| 2022 | 119 | #1742 |
| 2021 | 81 | #2266 |
| 2020 | 78 | #2277 |
| 2019 | 76 | #2355 |
| 2018 | 79 | #2302 |
| 2017 | 52 | #3091 |
| 2016 | 45 | #3464 |
| 2015 | 44 | #3533 |
| 2014 | 37 | #4003 |
| 2013 | 46 | #3404 |
| 2012 | 52 | #3169 |
| 2011 | 39 | #3843 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4306 |
| 2009 | 37 | #4107 |
| 2008 | 38 | #4089 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4475 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5709 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8330 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6489 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5235 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4621 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4447 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zari a popular girl name?
Zari ranked #2596 among girls in 2025 with 67 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3533.
When was the name Zari most popular?
Zari peaked in 2022, when 119 American girls received the name (ranked #1742 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zari?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 26,866 newborn American girls was named Zari. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very 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.