Zari
Zari was the 2606th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1753rd with 119 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 986 places. More babies were named Zari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,606 girls, down 306 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 67girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022119 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,509babies recorded
Zari popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 20 since 2009.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,606 | 67 |
| 2020 | #2,300 | 78 |
| 2010 | #4,394 | 34 |
| 2000 | #4,975 | 24 |
| 1990 | #8,496 | 10 |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zari, counting every spelling?
Zari is the most common spelling of a name family that had 67 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 67 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zari | 67 | #2,606 | 446 |
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 Zari?
67 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zari (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zari 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 125 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zari?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Zari are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Zari 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.
Zari by state
How common Zari was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.0×). In 38 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 Zari: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zari, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zari
How popular is the name Zari?
Zari was the 2606th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1753rd with 119 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 986 places. More babies were named Zari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zari in the US.
Where is Zari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zari was most common in Georgia (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Florida.