Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Zari 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 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,509
- 20 boys · 1,489 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 119 babies
- 2025
- 67
- #2,606 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 67 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,606 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,138 as a first name in 2020; 220 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zari’s family of names
Zari has a related form in Zara. In Greek usage, Zari as a surname is a transliteration of Ζαρή.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 6
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Zari
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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