Zaria

/ ZAR-ee-uh /
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“flower, dawn” — Arabic

#8252024 rank
2000peak year
10,650babies named Zaria since 1880
▼ 11%5-year trend

Zaria popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 200018801920196020002024

What does Zaria mean?

Usually treated as a variant of Zahra, the Arabic for 'flower' or 'bright', or of the Slavic Zarya, 'dawn'. Also the name of a historic Nigerian city.

OriginArabic
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, nature

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