Is Zara a boy or girl name?
Zara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,327 girls and 0 boys were named Zara, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 19,484 US babies named Zara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #234
- Babies named Zara since 1896
- 19,484
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,438 babies
Boys and girls named Zara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 29 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 112 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 59 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 76 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 67 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 59 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 200 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 355 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 709 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,542 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 8,364 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6,795 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,327 | #234 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,283 | #236 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,438 | #201 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,412 | #212 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,335 | #217 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,321 | #239 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,281 | #254 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,156 | #283 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,023 | #319 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 809 | #402 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 765 | #420 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 630 | #483 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 537 | #552 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 449 | #635 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 393 | #719 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 367 | #775 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 376 | #782 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 408 | #718 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 312 | #857 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 270 | #924 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,230 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,034 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,344 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,355 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,517 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,538 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,761 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,043 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,825 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,124 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,928 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,450 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,611 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,419 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,052 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,370 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,802 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,722 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,227 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,005 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,329 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,309 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,342 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,250 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,939 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,077 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,097 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,067 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,960 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,880 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,861 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,970 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,541 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,432 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,054 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,846 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,561 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,470 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,584 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,861 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,306 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,692 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,198 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,028 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,008 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,493 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,372 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,963 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,104 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,609 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,703 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,031 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,553 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,049 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,194 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,665 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,734 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,428 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,727 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,250 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,889 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,448 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,403 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,567 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,971 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,394 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,162 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,871 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,266 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,615 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,972 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,968 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,149 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,629 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,091 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,003 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,509 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,877 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,254 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,671 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,124 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,162 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,841 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,791 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,769 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,673 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,927 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,872 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,429 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,840 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,823 |
Highest rank
Zara has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #201 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zara
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.