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Zara

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
Princess
Spanish

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Zara

Pronunciation

z(a)-ra

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #201, 1,438 births); most recent 2025 (rank #212, 1,432 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
20251,432
20241,327
20231,283
20221,438
20211,412
20201,335
20191,321
20181,281
20171,156
20161,023

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #71, 938 births); most recent 2025 (rank #73, 625 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025625
2024666
2023631
2022685
2021773
2020712
2019805
2018765
2017842
2016876

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #875, 51 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1015, 36 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202336
202234
202129
202037
201942
201830
201738
201635
201538
201436

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #43, 130 births); most recent 2025 (rank #66, 78 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202578
202483
202396
202263
2021111
202076
2019130
2018112
2017117
2016108

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #47, 131 births); most recent 2025 (rank #56, 71 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202571
202498
2023111
202287
202192
202069
2019109
2018108
2017127
2016113

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #32, 76 births); most recent 2025 (rank #55, 35 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202535
202432
202356
202246
202152
202045
201944
201862
201753
201655

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #143, 22 births); most recent 2023 (rank #223, 14 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202314
202221
202121
202015
201917
201822
201715
201611
201520
201413

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence