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Zari

Girl

Meaning of Zari: Persian: 'golden'

Zari is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2504th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2504

67 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,509

First recorded 1990 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 23 babies1994: 23 babies1995: 25 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 29 babies1998: 27 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 27 babies2002: 26 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 38 babies2009: 42 babies2010: 34 babies20102011: 44 babies2012: 52 babies2013: 46 babies2014: 37 babies2015: 44 babies2016: 50 babies2017: 52 babies2018: 79 babies2019: 76 babies2020: 78 babies20202021: 86 babies2022: 119 babies2023: 102 babies2024: 77 babies2025: 67 babies
US babies named Zari per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 119.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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