girl's name
Zarya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 692
Zarya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 43 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Zarya 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 | 31 |
| 2000s | 175 |
| 2010s | 262 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 199 |
How popular is Zarya?
In 2025, Zarya was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Zarya 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 Zarya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zarya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zarya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zarya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zarya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zarya
How popular is the name Zarya?
In 2025, Zarya was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zarya a girl's or a boy's name?
Zarya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zarya most popular?
Zarya peaked in 2022, when 43 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zarya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zarya currently ranks #5,428 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.