girl's name
Zorah
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 819
Zorah is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 72,077 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1896.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Zorah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 107 |
| 2010s | 161 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 241 |
How popular is Zorah?
In 2025, Zorah was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zorah 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 Zorah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zorah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zorah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zorah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zorah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zorah
How popular is the name Zorah?
In 2025, Zorah was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zorah a girl's or a boy's name?
Zorah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Zorah?
Zorah has 2 syllables.
When was Zorah most popular?
Zorah peaked in 2023, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zorah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zorah currently ranks #3,381 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.