How Many People Are Named Zafirah?
An estimated 181 people in the United States have the first name Zafirah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Zafirah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zafirah 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 Zafirah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
181
About 1 in 1,893,670 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
13 births
Total Registered
183
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zafirah
Zafirah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 183 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zafirah as a female name
Ranked #15,187 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (13 births)
Zafirah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zafirah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 88 babies were registered. Zafirah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zafirah by Decade
How has Zafirah 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.
Zafirah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zafirah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zafirah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zafirah?
We estimate approximately 181 people named Zafirah 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 1,893,670 Americans share this first name.
Is Zafirah a common name?
Zafirah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 183 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zafirah most popular?
Zafirah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zafirah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zafirah a female name?
Zafirah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zafirah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zafirah Smith, Zafirah Johnson, Zafirah 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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