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Zarah

Girl

Meaning of Zarah: Arabic: 'blooming flower'

Zarah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1393rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1007th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1393

151 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1007

35 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,957

First recorded 1968 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 17 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 23 babies1994: 21 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 36 babies2000: 35 babies20002001: 39 babies2002: 34 babies2003: 44 babies2004: 31 babies2005: 40 babies2006: 69 babies2007: 60 babies2008: 73 babies2009: 80 babies2010: 94 babies20102011: 96 babies2012: 99 babies2013: 81 babies2014: 92 babies2015: 122 babies2016: 119 babies2017: 147 babies2018: 116 babies2019: 141 babies2020: 141 babies20202021: 168 babies2022: 199 babies2023: 157 babies2024: 163 babies2025: 151 babies
US babies named Zarah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 199.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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