How Many People Are Named Zarah?
An estimated 2,766 people in the United States have the first name Zarah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Zarah peaked in popularity in 2022 with 198 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zarah 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 Zarah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zarah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,766
About 1 in 123,917 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2022
198 births
Total Registered
2,804
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zarah
Zarah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,804 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zarah as a female name
Ranked #1,391 in 2024
162 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (198 births)
Zarah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zarah span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,107 babies were registered. While Zarah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zarah by Decade
How has Zarah 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.
Zarah by State
Birth registrations for Zarah span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Carolina, Missouri, Massachusetts. On average, about 74 Zarahs were registered per state.
Zarah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zarah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zarah
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zarah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zarah?
We estimate approximately 2,766 people named Zarah 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 123,917 Americans share this first name.
Is Zarah a common name?
Zarah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,804 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zarah most popular?
Zarah reached peak popularity in 2022, when 198 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zarah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zarah a female name?
Zarah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zarah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zarah Smith, Zarah Johnson, Zarah 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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