Given name & surname · also Persian
Zarina
“golden, a golden vessel”·“the golden one; made of gold”
Zarina is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “golden, a golden vessel” (Persian) and “the golden one; made of gold” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “golden, a golden vessel” (Persian) and “the golden one; made of gold” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Persian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zarina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,612
- 0 boys · 1,612 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 79
- #2,325 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 79 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,325 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 95 in 2015. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,482 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.
Zarina’s family of names
Zarina has a related form in Zarinah. Zarina has a related form in Zareena. Zarina has a related form in Zareana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Zarina has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Zarina
- Zarina WahabIndian actressborn 1959
- ZarinaIndian artist (1937–2020)
- Zarina BhimjiUgandan artist (born 1963)
- Zarina BaibatinaKazakhstani Paralympic judokaborn 1984
- Zarina Jamalbadminton playerborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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