Feminine dossier · first seen 1896
Zara
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2022
Peak births
1,441
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Zara
How many people are named Zara?
An estimated 20,306 living Americans are named Zara.
How rare is Zara?
Zara is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,432 girls receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Zara?
The median age of a living American named Zara is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 14 years old.
Is Zara still popular?
Yes. Zara is holding steady, with 1,432 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Zara most common?
Zara has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 4.7× more often than the national baseline.
1896Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
0.6%
2025
1,432
All-time
20,930
Where it lives now
Zara is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 4.7× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Maryland.
States where Zara is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.