Feminine dossier · first seen 1968
Zarah
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2022
Peak births
199
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Zarah
How many people are named Zarah?
An estimated 2,918 living Americans are named Zarah.
How rare is Zarah?
Zarah is uncommon among babies today, with 151 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 24.1% from its 2022 peak.
How old is the typical Zarah?
The median age of a living American named Zarah is approximately 10 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 18 years old.
Is Zarah still popular?
Yes — Zarah is currently rising in popularity, with 151 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Zarah most common?
Zarah has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.3× more often than the national baseline.
1968Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
24.1%
2025
151
All-time
2,957
Where it lives now
Zarah is most concentrated in New York — about 1.8× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Zarah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.