Given name
Zorka
“born at dawn; aurora”
In Czech use, Zorka is a diminutive of Zora. One Slavic interpretation is “born at dawn; aurora.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Czech use, Zorka is a diminutive of Zora. One Slavic interpretation is “born at dawn; aurora.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Czech use, Zorka is a diminutive of Zora. An origin associated with Zora is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech usage, Zorka is a diminutive of Zora.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zorka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 45
- 0 boys · 45 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1929. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 271 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.
Zorka’s family of names
In Czech usage, Zorka is a diminutive of Zora. Zorka has a related form in Zore.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Zorka
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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