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Girl name

Zarinah

100% girls · last recorded 2022

Zarinah has been given to about 189 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 183
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zarinah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1978 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time189
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Zarinah?

Its best year was 1978, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 4241st. The typical living American called Zarinah is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Zarinah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zariah0.89
  2. Zariyah0.89
  3. Sariah0.86
  4. Sariyah0.86
  5. Mariah0.79
  6. Ariah0.79
  7. Ariyah0.79
  8. Zaniyah0.79

Middle names for Zarinah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zarinah Eve0.82
  2. Zarinah Anne0.80
  3. Zarinah Rose0.79
  4. Zarinah Louise0.79
  5. Zarinah June0.78
  6. Zarinah Pearl0.78

Sibling names for Zarinah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.59
  2. Jeremybrother · 0.58
  3. Jamieeither · 0.57
  4. Kareembrother · 0.56
  5. Aishasister · 0.56
  6. Meredithsister · 0.55

Where Zarinah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Zarinah White0.74
    2. Zarinah Reyes0.74
    3. Zarinah Nguyen0.74
    4. Zarinah Moore0.74
    5. Zarinah Lee0.74
    6. Zarinah Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Zarinah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.