Zara

“Flower (Arabic); or a modern variant of the Hebrew name Sarah” — Arabic/Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #212 in the US (2025) · Trending

Zara is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1896, it stood at #212 in 2025; about 21,000 girls have been named Zara along the way. Together with its spelling variants Zahra (#540) and Zarah (#1435), Zara would rank around #135 with about 2,100 births last year — the newborns split about 67/26/7 across Zara, Zahra, and Zarah.

Around the world: #38 in Slovenia (2025) · #40 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #47 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #56 in N. Ireland (2025) · #56 in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zaras

Zara Larsson — Swedish singer and songwriter (born 1997)
Zara Tindall — British Olympic equestrian; daughter of Anne, Princess Royal
Zara Dolukhanova — Soviet Armenian mezzo-soprano singer (1918-2007)
Zara Rutherford — Belgian-British pilot
Zara — Russian actress and singer

In stories & tradition

Zara Carmichael — Doctors
Zara — Comic Cavalcade
Zara Morgan — Hollyoaks

What Zaras become

Among 171 notable people named Zara:

Entertainers appear 2.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zara Larsson, Swedish singer and songwriter (born 1997).

Similar names: Sara · Ariella · Sariyah · Yara · Maryam · Amira

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