girl (SSA Category)Arabic Origin Hebrew OriginUS Rank #212 in 2025

Zara

Alternative forms & variants: Zahra, Zarah

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Blooming flower, radiant dawn (Arabic Zahra) or princess in Hebrew”

Linguistic heritage: Arabic / Hebrew

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:ZAH-ruh

IPA (US English):/ˈzɑːrə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20221,441 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#2121,432 births in 2025

Total US Registrations20,930Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1900 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2022 (1,441 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1900

Recent 2025 Level1,432 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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