Zunairah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,876

among girls · ↑1,290 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Zunairah · +40% vs 2024

How common

1 in 57,402

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2019

33 babies

All-time total

426

#13,020 all-time among girls

First recorded

2006

in Social Security records

Zunairah popularity over time

426 babies have been named Zunairah since 2006, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
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2000s	44	4	–	#9,377
2010s	244	24	+455%	#4,340
2020s (to 2025)	138	23	-6%	#4,876

Where Zunairah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	28	0.02	outside top 500
2027	27	0.02	outside top 500
2028	27	0.02	outside top 500
2029	27	0.02	outside top 500
2030	26	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Zunairah

Zunairah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,876 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 2006, 426 American babies have been named Zunairah. Its peak came in 2019, when 33 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zunairah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zunairah?

The median living Zunairah is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 400 people named Zunairah are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zunairah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	28	#4,876
2024	20	#6,166
2023	23	#5,548
2022	18	#6,705
2021	22	#5,746
2020	27	#4,877
2019	33	#4,340
2018	24	#5,452
2017	14	#8,297
2016	29	#4,847
2015	20	#6,450
2014	29	#4,891
2013	26	#5,316
2012	20	#6,575
2011	28	#5,062
2010	21	#6,381
2009	13	#9,377
2008	13	#9,472
2007	10	#11,625
2006	8	#13,599
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zunairah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zunairah?

The median living Zunairah is about 9 years old. Half of all living Zunairahs are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Zunairah are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Zunairah are alive in the United States, based on 426 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zunairah in 2025?

Zunairah ranked #4,876 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zunairah?

426 babies have been named Zunairah in the United States since 2006, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zunairah most popular?

Zunairah peaked in 2019, when 33 newborns received the name.

Is Zunairah a boy or girl name?

Zunairah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zunairah rising or falling?

Zunairah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Zunairah become more popular?

Zunairah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 26 girls named Zunairah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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