Zahara
Zahara was the 1289th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 174 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1197th with 202 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 135 places. More babies were named Zahara in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,289 girls, up 63 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 174girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021202 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,609babies recorded
Zahara popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,289 | 174 |
| 2020 | #1,352 | 163 |
| 2010 | #1,488 | 152 |
| 2000 | #6,480 | 17 |
| 1990 | #7,874 | 11 |
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How popular is Zahara, counting every spelling?
Zahara is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,175 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,289 for Zahara on its own. Together these spellings went to 184 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahara | 174 | #1,289 | 956 |
| Zaharah | 10 | #10,088 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zahara?
174 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zahara (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zahara born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zahara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zahara?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Zahara are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Zahara a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zahara by state
How common Zahara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.1×), Maryland (2.0×), New York (1.7×), Pennsylvania (1.6×). In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zahara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zahara, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zahara
How popular is the name Zahara?
Zahara was the 1289th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 174 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1197th with 202 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 135 places. More babies were named Zahara in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zahara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zahara in the US.
Where is Zahara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zahara was most common in District of Columbia (0.51 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Maryland.