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Zara

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Zara: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Zara: Recorded since 1965, it reached #23 in 2016, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #66 to #168.200020052010201520202025#66#168
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#168
1997#158
1998#141
1999#123
2000#113
2001#104
2002#100
2003#99
2004#96
2005#85
2006#80
2007#70
2008#71
2009#75
2010#76
2011#73
2012#71
2013#70
2014#67
2015#72
2016#68
2017#70
2018#68
2019#66
2020#73
2021#69
2022#70
2023#73
2024#69
2025#73

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 33 of the 61 years from 1965 to 2025.

In 2025: #47 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, #66 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #73 among girls in England and Wales, #490 among girls in Norway.

Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1965–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Zara across 6 registrars

  • Zara did not peak everywhere at once. It reached its best position in Northern Ireland in 2007 and in England and Wales in 2019, 12 years later.
  • Zara has fallen by ten or more places over ten years in 4 registrars.
  • The longest ranked record is in Norway, from 1965 to 2025.
Norway
Best: #260 in 2019Latest: #490 in 2025

#260 in 2019

Republic of Ireland
Best: #43 in 2019Latest: #66 in 2025

#43 in 2019

England and Wales
Best: #66 in 2019Latest: #73 in 2025

#66 in 2019

Northern Ireland
Best: #32 in 2007Latest: #64 in 2024

#32 in 2007

New Zealand
Best: #32 in 2013Latest: #47 in 2023

#32 in 2013

New South Wales, Australia
Best: #23 in 2016Latest: #47 in 2025

#23 in 2016

Each panel runs 1965 to 2025, top of the panel is #1 on a log scale, with guide lines at #1 and #100. Filled dot: best rank. Open dot: latest rank. Read from 6 official registrars with at least 10 ranked years. Where a registrar publishes separate lists by sex, the better rank for each year is used. A 'meaningful' move is 10 or more places. Lists start in different years, so an earlier first year shows the list is older, not that the name arrived there first, and a best rank in the first years of a list is not compared as a peak. Ranks show position, and cannot show why a name moved.

Rank summary for Zara by registrar
RegistrarRanked yearsBest rankLatest rankTen years to latest rank
Norway1965–2025#260 (2019)#490 (2025)Down 215
Republic of Ireland1975–2025#43 (2019)#66 (2025)Up 3
England and Wales1996–2025#66 (2019)#73 (2025)Down 1
Northern Ireland1997–2024#32 (2007)#64 (2024)Down 19
New Zealand1999–2023#32 (2013)#47 (2023)Down 15
New South Wales, Australia2001–2025#23 (2016)#47 (2025)Down 18
Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #559 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2025

    Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2016 (recorded 2001–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #73 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #23 in New South Wales, Australia in 2016.

Zara's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#73625HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#69666HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#73631HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#70685HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#69773HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#73712HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#66805HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#68765HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#70842HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#68876HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#72799HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#67838HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#70780HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#71886HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#73790HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#76815HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#75832HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#71938HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#70897HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#80727HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#85640HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#96538HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#99505HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#100456HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#104471HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#113436HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#123399HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#141321HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#158289HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#168265HighVerified
2025New South Wales, Australiafemale#47134InsufficientNot yet available
2024New South Wales, Australiafemale#58115InsufficientNot yet available
2023New South Wales, Australiafemale#35156InsufficientNot yet available
2022New South Wales, Australiafemale#31178InsufficientNot yet available
2021New South Wales, Australiafemale#29193InsufficientNot yet available
2020New South Wales, Australiafemale#32192InsufficientNot yet available
2019New South Wales, Australiafemale#30198InsufficientNot yet available
2018New South Wales, Australiafemale#32201InsufficientNot yet available
2017New South Wales, Australiafemale#30207InsufficientNot yet available
2016New South Wales, Australiafemale#23262InsufficientNot yet available
2015New South Wales, Australiafemale#29224InsufficientNot yet available
2014New South Wales, Australiafemale#25240InsufficientNot yet available
2013New South Wales, Australiafemale#28216InsufficientNot yet available
2012New South Wales, Australiafemale#27208InsufficientNot yet available
2011New South Wales, Australiafemale#26224InsufficientNot yet available
2010New South Wales, Australiafemale#25217InsufficientNot yet available
2009New South Wales, Australiafemale#24225InsufficientNot yet available
2008New South Wales, Australiafemale#29183InsufficientNot yet available
2007New South Wales, Australiafemale#33168InsufficientNot yet available
2006New South Wales, Australiafemale#65113InsufficientNot yet available
2005New South Wales, Australiafemale#66110InsufficientNot yet available
2004New South Wales, Australiafemale#8486InsufficientNot yet available
2001New South Wales, Australiafemale#9481InsufficientNot yet available
2023New Zealandfemale#4769HighVerified
2022New Zealandfemale#6962HighVerified
2021New Zealandfemale#7458HighVerified
2020New Zealandfemale#5072HighVerified
2019New Zealandfemale#4086HighVerified
2018New Zealandfemale#4379HighVerified
2017New Zealandfemale#3792HighVerified
2016New Zealandfemale#3890HighVerified
2015New Zealandfemale#4780HighVerified
2014New Zealandfemale#4569HighVerified
2013New Zealandfemale#3293HighVerified
2012New Zealandfemale#3685HighVerified
2011New Zealandfemale#4183HighVerified
2010New Zealandfemale#5971HighVerified
2009New Zealandfemale#4878HighVerified
2008New Zealandfemale#5280HighVerified
2007New Zealandfemale#5871HighVerified
2006New Zealandfemale#4287HighVerified
2005New Zealandfemale#6157HighVerified
2004New Zealandfemale#7853HighVerified
2003New Zealandfemale#7950HighVerified
2002New Zealandfemale#10044HighVerified
2001New Zealandfemale#6763HighVerified
1999New Zealandfemale#10046HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#6432HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3256HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#4646HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#3852HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#4545HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#5044HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#3762HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#3853HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#3955HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#4648HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#4550HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4550HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#3568HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#5149HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#4656HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#3771HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4066HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#3276HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3467HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#4446HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#4350HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#4255HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#4056HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#4847HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#6136HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#5344HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#11219HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#10422HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#4905HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#35210HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#33911HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4356HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#33610HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#4107HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#26017HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#37011HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#29017HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#36912HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#27519HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#27519HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#5585HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#32915HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#40910HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#29917HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#36113HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#28618HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#31815HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#29516HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#32314HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#5545HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#6194HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4727HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#4857HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#5915HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4877HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#6145HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6335HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#6994HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#6874HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5894HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#5594HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#6678HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#6583HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#5796HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#8863HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#54111HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#7076HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#43130HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#53112HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#53117HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#57108HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#6997HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#63109HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#59122HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#68102HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#8290HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#8977HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#7794HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#62114HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#8079HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#9065HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#8864HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#10749HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#11345HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#8756HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#8359HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#8949HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#11036HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#13428HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#25415HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#27312HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#23216HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#17424HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#18124HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#20320HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#17625HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#20819HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#22816HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#20320HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#22519HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#15536HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#18728HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#22121HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#29811HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#26516HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#3359HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#5223HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#5183HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#3606HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#5033HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#3698HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Zara is officially recorded

7 official registrars have recorded Zara, between 1965 and 2025, in 51 of those 61 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2019Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2019England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2019Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2007New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1999New Zealand: recorded in 2001New Zealand: recorded in 2002New Zealand: recorded in 2003New Zealand: recorded in 2004New Zealand: recorded in 2005New Zealand: recorded in 2006New Zealand: recorded in 2007New Zealand: recorded in 2008New Zealand: recorded in 2009New Zealand: recorded in 2010New Zealand: recorded in 2011New Zealand: recorded in 2012New Zealand: recorded in 2013New Zealand: recorded in 2014New Zealand: recorded in 2015New Zealand: recorded in 2016New Zealand: recorded in 2017New Zealand: recorded in 2018New Zealand: recorded in 2019New Zealand: recorded in 2020New Zealand: recorded in 2021New Zealand: recorded in 2022New Zealand: recorded in 2023New Zealand: highest position in 2013New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2001New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2004New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2005New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2006New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2007New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2008New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2009New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2010New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2011New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2012New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2013New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2014New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2015New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2016New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2017New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2018New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2019New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2020New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2021New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2022New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2023New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2024New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2025New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 2016ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419652025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1965–202533#260 in 2019
Republic of Ireland1975–202549#43 in 2019
England and Wales1996–202530#66 in 2019
Northern Ireland1997–202428#32 in 2007
New Zealand1999–202324#32 in 2013
New South Wales, Australia2001–202523#23 in 2016
Scotland20241#36 in 2024

Its high point came 17 years earlier in Northern Ireland (2007) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1969; it appears again in 1975.

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What is known about Zara

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
7 official registrars, 1965–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #23 in New South Wales, Australia in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.