How Many People Are Named Zora?
An estimated 5,065 people in the United States have the first name Zora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Zora peaked in popularity in 2019 with 353 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zora 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 Zora paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,065
About 1 in 67,671 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2019
353 births
Total Registered
9,972
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zora
Zora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,972 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Zora as a male name
Ranked #12,224 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2022 (10 births)
Zora as a female name
Ranked #918 in 2024
289 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (353 births)
Zora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zora span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,662 babies were registered. Zora remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zora by Decade
How has Zora 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.
Zora by State
Birth registrations for Zora span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Nebraska, Delaware, Oregon. On average, about 130 Zoras were registered per state.
Zora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zora
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zora?
We estimate approximately 5,065 people named Zora 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 67,671 Americans share this first name.
Is Zora a common name?
Zora is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,972 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zora most popular?
Zora reached peak popularity in 2019, when 353 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zora is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zora a female name?
Zora is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zora Smith, Zora Johnson, Zora 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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