Zara
Of unsettled origin: it is treated both as a variant of Sara and as a form of the Arabic Zahra, from a word for flower or blossom.
Zara in 2025
Zara was given to 1,432 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 470th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,315 babies born.
The history of Zara
Zara reached its highest point in 2022, when 1,441 babies were given the name, ranking 463rd that year.
Across the 130 years of records since 1896, 20,930 babies have been named Zara. Half of them were born before 2018, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Zara by decade
| Decade | Babies named Zara | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 10 | 2,776 |
| 1900s | 29 | 2,231 |
| 1910s | 112 | 2,739 |
| 1920s | 107 | 4,555 |
| 1930s | 59 | 4,610 |
| 1940s | 76 | 4,421 |
| 1950s | 67 | 5,402 |
| 1960s | 59 | 7,234 |
| 1970s | 200 | 4,558 |
| 1980s | 354 | 3,555 |
| 1990s | 709 | 2,679 |
| 2000s | 2,542 | 1,318 |
| 2010s | 8,367 | 519 |
| 2020s | 8,239 | 463 |
Where Zara is heading
Zara has risen 77% over the past decade, from 809 babies in 2015 to 1,432 in 2025.
Names like Zara
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Zara.