How Many People Are Named Zara?
An estimated 18,912 people in the United States have the first name Zara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Zara peaked in popularity in 2022 with 1,438 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zara 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 Zara paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zara is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
18,912
About 1 in 18,124 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
1,438 births
Total Registered
19,484
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zara
Zara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 19,484 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zara as a female name
Ranked #234 in 2024
1,327 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (1,438 births)
Zara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zara span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 8,364 babies were registered. Zara remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zara by Decade
How has Zara 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.
Zara by State
Birth registrations for Zara span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Montana, Maine, West Virginia. On average, about 364 Zaras were registered per state.
Zara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zara
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zara?
We estimate approximately 18,912 people named Zara 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 18,124 Americans share this first name.
Is Zara a common name?
Zara is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19,484 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zara most popular?
Zara reached peak popularity in 2022, when 1,438 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zara is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zara a female name?
Zara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zara Smith, Zara Johnson, Zara 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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