How Many People Are Named Zarai?
An estimated 348 people in the United States have the first name Zarai. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Zarai peaked in popularity in 2023 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zarai 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 Zarai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
348
About 1 in 984,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2023
24 births
Total Registered
352
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zarai
Zarai is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 352 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zarai as a female name
Ranked #6,363 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (24 births)
Zarai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zarai span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 134 babies were registered. While Zarai is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zarai by Decade
How has Zarai 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.
Zarai by State
Birth registrations for Zarai span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Florida, California. On average, about 9 Zarais were registered per state.
Zarai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zarai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zarai
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Zarai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zarai?
We estimate approximately 348 people named Zarai 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 984,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Zarai a common name?
Zarai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 352 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zarai most popular?
Zarai reached peak popularity in 2023, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zarai is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zarai a female name?
Zarai is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zarai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zarai Smith, Zarai Johnson, Zarai 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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