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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 938 babies (rank #71 that year). In 2024 it was given to 666 girls (rank #70). 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.

19,377
Total babies (all years)
29
Years in the data
938
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
1996265#169
1997289#159
1998321#141
1999399#123
2000436#113
2001471#104
2002456#101
2003505#99
2004538#96
2005640#85
2006727#81
2007897#71
2008938#71
2009832#75
2010815#76
2011790#73
2012886#71
2013780#70
2014838#67
2015799#72
2016876#68
2017842#70
2018765#68
2019805#66
2020712#73
2021773#69
2022685#70
2023631#73
2024666#70