How Many People Are Named Zaara?
An estimated 770 people in the United States have the first name Zaara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Zaara peaked in popularity in 2011 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaara as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zaara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
770
About 1 in 445,136 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2011
52 births
Total Registered
777
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaara
Zaara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 777 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaara as a female name
Ranked #5,766 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (52 births)
Zaara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaara span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 379 babies were registered. While Zaara is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zaara by Decade
How has Zaara tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zaara by State
Birth registrations for Zaara span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Virginia. On average, about 37 Zaaras were registered per state.
Zaara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zaara
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Zaara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaara?
We estimate approximately 770 people named Zaara are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 445,136 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaara a common name?
Zaara is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 777 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaara most popular?
Zaara reached peak popularity in 2011, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaara is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaara a female name?
Zaara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaara Smith, Zaara Johnson, Zaara Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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