Spellings
Zara or Zarah?
In the US in 2025, 90% of babies in this name family were spelled Zara and 10% Zarah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Zara already led in 2015, with 87% of the family's births; it has 90% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 931 to 1,583 births (+70%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zara | 809 | 1,432 | +77% |
| Zarah | 122 | 151 | +24% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈzɑrə/ (ZAH-ruh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Zara 45 births (#816 among girls) and Zarah 5 births.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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