Given name & surname

Zarai

Zarai is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Zarai isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zarai through the years

Babies since 1880
371
0 boys · 371 girls
Most popular year
2023
24 babies
2025
19
#6,319 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+23%
Rising
05101520002025Highest share 202312
Zarai in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1992–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,319 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 275 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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>99% girls

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Zymani

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>99% girls

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Zahlia

14Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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