girl's name
Zari
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,595
Zari is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 67 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 119 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 49,483 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
Zari over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 199 |
| 2000s | 267 |
| 2010s | 514 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 529 |
How popular is Zari?
In 2025, Zari was given to 67 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zari is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zari
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zari also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zari over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zari
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zari — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zari
How popular is the name Zari?
In 2025, Zari was given to 67 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zari a girl's or a boy's name?
Zari is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zari most popular?
Zari peaked in 2022, when 119 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zari a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zari currently ranks #2,575 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.