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Zora

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

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1999–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 2025, ranging from #1195 to #5785.200120072012201720212025#1195#5785
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.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1999#3900
2001#2783
2004#3197
2005#3382
2006#4157
2007#3667
2008#4524
2009#4564
2011#5785
2012#3285
2014#4684
2015#2328
2016#4763
2017#3583
2018#1711
2019#2286
2020#1507
2021#1195
2022#1849
2023#1469
2024#2115
2025#1512

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 England and Wales in 22 of the 27 years from 1999 to 2025.

In 2004: #677 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3197 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1999–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1512 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 2 regions, from 1999 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #677 in Republic of Ireland in 2004.

Zora'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#151220HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#127622HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#211513HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#26718HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#146921HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#153316HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#184915HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#169214HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#119528HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#168814HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#150720HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#24048HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#228611HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#27287HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#171117HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#34125HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#35836HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#39964HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#232811HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#32857HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#45244HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#36675HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#33825HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#31975HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#27835HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified

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

Where Zora is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Zora, between 1999 and 2025, in 22 of those 27 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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2001England 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 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England 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 2021Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200419992025
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
England and Wales1999–202522#1195 in 2021
Republic of Ireland20041#677 in 2004

Its high point came 17 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2004) than in England and Wales (2021).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Zora

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1999–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

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 2 regions, from 1999 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #677 in Republic of Ireland in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.