Is Zarah a boy or girl name?
Zarah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 162 girls and 0 boys were named Zarah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,804 US babies named Zarah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,391
- Babies named Zarah since 1968
- 2,804
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 198 babies
Boys and girls named Zarah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 117 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 204 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 505 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,107 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 826 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,391 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,424 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,223 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,333 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,515 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,539 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,773 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,512 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,756 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,730 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,111 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,304 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,982 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,042 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,117 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,424 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,583 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,991 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,630 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,726 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,490 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,346 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,887 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,485 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,737 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,506 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,581 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,881 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,438 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,843 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,522 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,006 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,584 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,548 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,158 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,321 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,352 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,458 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,150 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,906 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,187 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,646 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,643 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,700 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,195 |
Highest rank
Zarah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,223 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 Zarah
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.