Zara

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Zara is a feminine given name and a surname. Zara is commonly cited as a Hebrew name and considered a variant of the Hebrew name Sarah or a feminine form of Zarah, better known as Zerah, a biblical figure from the Book of Genesis.

From Wikipedia

Zara first appears in the data in 2001 and has been recorded in 23 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 826 babies (rank #36 that year). In 2025 it was given to 354 girls (rank #49). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Zara

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Zara yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

7,532
Total babies (all years)
23
Years in the data
826
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
200181#94
2004131#81
2005160#68
2006113#65
2007168#33
2008183#29
2009225#24
2010217#25
2011224#26
2012208#27
2013216#28
2014295#25
2015826#36
2016765#36
2017392#30
2018396#30
2019703#30
2020519#31
2021304#47
2022326#37
2023393#47
2024333#52
2025354#49