How Many People Are Named Zhara?
An estimated 338 people in the United States have the first name Zhara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Zhara peaked in popularity in 2022 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zhara 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 Zhara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
338
About 1 in 1,014,066 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2022
31 births
Total Registered
341
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zhara
Zhara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 341 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zhara as a female name
Ranked #6,138 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (31 births)
Zhara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zhara span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 149 babies were registered. Zhara remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zhara by Decade
How has Zhara 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.
Zhara by State
Birth registrations for Zhara span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, New York, Florida. On average, about 5 Zharas were registered per state.
Zhara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zhara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zhara
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zhara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zhara?
We estimate approximately 338 people named Zhara 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 1,014,066 Americans share this first name.
Is Zhara a common name?
Zhara is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 341 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zhara most popular?
Zhara reached peak popularity in 2022, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zhara is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zhara a female name?
Zhara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zhara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zhara Smith, Zhara Johnson, Zhara 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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