Zara

Girl name

Zara has been given to 20,930 babies in the U.S. since 1896. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #212 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

A 20th-century variant of Sarah, or explained as Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower”); given to the daughter of Princess Anne in 1981.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

20,930

Peak year

2022 (1,441 babies)

Rank in 2025

#212 for girls

First recorded

1896

10-year trend

▲ +77%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Zara.

20,929 babies since 2008

20,967 babies since 1955

20,666 babies since 1929

20,579 babies since 1913

20,145 babies since 1882

20,118 babies since 1880

20,098 babies since 1963

21,823 babies since 1893

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