Zora
#968 for girls in 2025, 264 births · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1884 · 58 births
- Debut · girls
- 28 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 10,202since 1880
Zora over time
Rank among girls' names. Zora has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #968 | 264 | #8,243 | 9 |
| 2024 | #914 | 290 | — | |
| 2023 | #853 | 313 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #843 | 332 | #7,768 | 10 |
| 2021 | #822 | 338 | — | |
| 2020 | #873 | 308 | — | |
| 2019 | #786 | 353 | — | |
| 2018 | #979 | 270 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,187 | 206 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,412 | 164 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,566 | 140 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,562 | 139 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,977 | 99 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,846 | 109 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,058 | 94 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,202 | 88 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,244 | 87 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,890 | 112 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,971 | 104 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,016 | 98 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,950 | 98 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,855 | 102 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,641 | 117 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,527 | 62 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,411 | 65 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,886 | 32 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,313 | 26 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,123 | 20 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,239 | 25 | — | |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | — | |
| 1995 | #4,217 | 24 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | — | |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | — | |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | — | |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | — | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | — | |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | — | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | — | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | — | |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | — | |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | — | |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | — | |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | — | |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | — | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | — | |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,227 | 14 | — | |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | — | |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,123 | 14 | — | |
| 1970 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | — | |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | — | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,264 | 15 | — | |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,752 | 20 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | — | |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,663 | 19 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,989 | 30 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,249 | 24 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,803 | 34 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,186 | 24 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,424 | 47 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,641 | 35 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,611 | 35 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,679 | 31 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,564 | 35 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,313 | 49 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,576 | 36 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,419 | 38 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,249 | 41 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,090 | 51 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,206 | 45 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,278 | 39 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,013 | 52 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,023 | 49 | — | |
| 1939 | #953 | 55 | — | |
| 1938 | #905 | 61 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,002 | 49 | — | |
| 1936 | #888 | 59 | — | |
| 1935 | #874 | 62 | — | |
| 1934 | #791 | 72 | — | |
| 1933 | #895 | 57 | — | |
| 1932 | #816 | 70 | — | |
| 1931 | #793 | 73 | — | |
| 1930 | #726 | 93 | — | |
| 1929 | #835 | 72 | — | |
| 1928 | #794 | 81 | — | |
| 1927 | #747 | 92 | — | |
| 1926 | #744 | 93 | — | |
| 1925 | #688 | 114 | — | |
| 1924 | #673 | 122 | — | |
| 1923 | #647 | 130 | — | |
| 1922 | #647 | 128 | — | |
| 1921 | #632 | 136 | — | |
| 1920 | #613 | 135 | — | |
| 1919 | #641 | 117 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #608 | 134 | — | |
| 1917 | #586 | 135 | — | |
| 1916 | #538 | 152 | — | |
| 1915 | #474 | 169 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #509 | 120 | — | |
| 1913 | #534 | 90 | — | |
| 1912 | #479 | 99 | — | |
| 1911 | #450 | 82 | — | |
| 1910 | #539 | 57 | — | |
| 1909 | #496 | 57 | — | |
| 1908 | #468 | 59 | — | |
| 1907 | #368 | 92 | — | |
| 1906 | #428 | 64 | — | |
| 1905 | #455 | 55 | — | |
| 1904 | #438 | 54 | — | |
| 1903 | #346 | 83 | — | |
| 1902 | #403 | 58 | — | |
| 1901 | #385 | 58 | — | |
| 1900 | #337 | 99 | — | |
| 1899 | #387 | 56 | — | |
| 1898 | #385 | 65 | — | |
| 1897 | #356 | 67 | — | |
| 1896 | #343 | 72 | — | |
| 1895 | #376 | 55 | — | |
| 1894 | #341 | 66 | — | |
| 1893 | #327 | 67 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | #328 | 66 | — | |
| 1891 | #348 | 52 | — | |
| 1890 | #326 | 60 | — | |
| 1889 | #341 | 53 | — | |
| 1888 | #369 | 42 | — | |
| 1887 | #314 | 46 | — | |
| 1886 | #285 | 52 | — | |
| 1885 | #290 | 48 | — | |
| 1884 | #257 | 58 | — | |
| 1883 | #294 | 35 | — | |
| 1882 | #314 | 32 | — | |
| 1881 | #360 | 21 | — | |
| 1880 | #294 | 28 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Zora was already there! It came in at #294, and was given to 28 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1970, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Zora is popular in 1915
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#242 · 1 in 1,572
- Nebraska#274 · 1 in 2,095
- Tennessee#293 · 1 in 2,144
- Alabama#301 · 1 in 2,116
- North Carolina#304 · 1 in 2,634
Best ever in a state: #73 in District of Columbia, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #242 | 15 | 1 in 1,572 |
| Nebraska | #274 | 5 | 1 in 2,095 |
| Tennessee | #293 | 10 | 1 in 2,144 |
| Alabama | #301 | 11 | 1 in 2,116 |
| North Carolina | #304 | 11 | 1 in 2,634 |
| Kansas | #322 | 5 | 1 in 2,671 |
| Arkansas | #353 | 6 | 1 in 2,581 |
| Mississippi | #357 | 6 | 1 in 2,765 |
| Louisiana | #381 | 6 | 1 in 2,804 |
| Michigan | #386 | 6 | 1 in 4,637 |
| Texas | #409 | 17 | 1 in 2,536 |
| Georgia | #418 | 7 | 1 in 4,145 |
| Missouri | #425 | 6 | 1 in 4,404 |
| Pennsylvania | #439 | 10 | 1 in 8,724 |
| Ohio | #471 | 6 | 1 in 7,607 |
| Illinois | #504 | 7 | 1 in 7,612 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Zora
- 54 spots since 2024 (#914 → #968)
- 95 spots since 2020 (#873 → #968)
- 598 spots since 2015 (#1,566 → #968)
- Biggest jump: 208 spots in 2018 (#1,187 → #979)
- Biggest drop: 114 spots in 1937 (#888 → #1,002)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #257 (58 births)
- Births halved by 1954, 70 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1880–1936
- Highest: 1 in 2,224 girls born in 1884 were named Zora (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,088 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 18.1% of all girls named Zora (1,845) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 415 | #257 (1884) | #312 |
| 1890s | 626 | #326 (1890) | #352 |
| 1900s | 679 | #337 (1900) | #412 |
| 1910s | 1,155 | #450 (1911) | #536 |
| 1920s | 1,103 | #613 (1920) | #702 |
| 1930s | 651 | #726 (1930) | #864 |
| 1940s | 435 | #1,013 (1941) | #1,273 |
| 1950s | 290 | #1,424 (1953) | #2,107 |
| 1960s | 132 | #2,752 (1961) | #3,876 |
| 1970s | 93 | #4,123 (1971) | #5,655 |
| 1980s | 63 | #5,245 (1980) | #7,346 |
| 1990s | 176 | #4,217 (1995) | #5,786 |
| 2000s | 877 | #1,641 (2003) | #2,239 |
| 2010s | 1,662 | #786 (2019) | #1,558 |
| 2020s | 1,845 | #822 (2021) | #879 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Zora in 1915
Top girls' names in 1915
Top boys' names in 1915
More about 1915
girls
983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 5,822 of them was named Zora, which outranked 90.5% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 169,715 of them was named Zora, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 565 names at #3,825; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.