How Many People Are Named Zafira?
An estimated 149 people in the United States have the first name Zafira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Zafira peaked in popularity in 2024 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zafira 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 Zafira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
149
About 1 in 2,300,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
25 births
Total Registered
150
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zafira
Zafira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 150 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zafira as a female name
Ranked #5,274 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (25 births)
Zafira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zafira span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 76 babies were registered. Zafira remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zafira by Decade
How has Zafira 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.
Zafira by State
Zafira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zafira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zafira
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Zafira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zafira?
We estimate approximately 149 people named Zafira 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 2,300,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Zafira a common name?
Zafira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 150 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zafira most popular?
Zafira reached peak popularity in 2024, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zafira is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zafira a female name?
Zafira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zafira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zafira Smith, Zafira Johnson, Zafira 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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