Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Zarah

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
days awakening
Father''s ornament, petite and voluptuous

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Zarah

Pronunciation

z(a)-rah

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1219, 198 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1427, 151 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025151
2024162
2023157
2022198
2021168
2020141
2019141
2018116
2017147
2016119

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 #589, 64 births); most recent 2025 (rank #845, 42 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202542
202435
202335
202250
202141
202028
201928
201836
201741
201642

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 2022 (rank #2017, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3528, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20236
202215
20218
20208
20196
20185
2017–
20169
20156
20147

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 2012 (rank #477, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #433, 8 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20248
20235
20226
20217
2020–
20193
20185
20177
20164

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 2024 (rank #351, 9 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20249
20235
20224
2021–
20206
20198
20184
20176
20165

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 2024 (rank #407, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

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