Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Zora

#1,598 most common girls' name of all time · #2,759 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,598
Rank overall
#2,759 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
10,248
Since 2016
2,863
Peak year
2019 #786
Best rank
#258 1884
Girls Boys peak 353/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Zora is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 264 9 273 #969
2024 290 — 290 #915
2023 313 6 319 #853
2022 332 10 342 #843
2021 338 — 338 #822
2020 308 — 308 #874
2019 353 — 353 #786
2018 270 — 270 #979
2017 206 — 206 #1,187
2016 164 — 164 #1,412
2015 140 — 140 #1,566
2014 139 — 139 #1,562
2013 99 — 99 #1,978
2012 109 — 109 #1,847
2011 94 — 94 #2,058
2010 88 — 88 #2,202
2009 87 — 87 #2,245
2008 112 — 112 #1,892
2007 104 — 104 #1,971
2006 98 — 98 #2,017
2005 98 — 98 #1,950
2004 102 — 102 #1,855
2003 117 — 117 #1,641
2002 62 — 62 #2,528
2001 65 — 65 #2,412
2000 32 — 32 #3,887
1999 26 — 26 #4,316
1998 20 — 20 #5,123
1997 25 — 25 #4,240
1996 16 — 16 #5,771
1995 24 — 24 #4,220
1994 15 — 15 #5,985
1993 16 — 16 #5,676
1992 14 — 14 #6,317
1991 12 — 12 #6,980
1990 8 — 8 #9,249
1989 10 — 10 #7,455
1987 7 — 7 #8,780
1986 9 — 9 #7,137
1985 7 — 7 #8,323
1982 10 — 10 #6,371
1981 7 — 7 #8,130
1980 13 — 13 #5,247
1979 9 — 9 #6,698
1978 8 — 8 #6,951
1977 9 — 9 #6,343
1976 7 — 7 #7,299
1975 11 — 11 #5,165
1974 14 — 14 #4,232
1973 9 — 9 #5,583
1972 12 — 12 #4,525
1971 14 — 14 #4,123
1969 10 — 10 #4,725
1968 11 — 11 #4,222
1967 15 — 15 #3,344
1966 7 — 7 #5,274
1965 15 — 15 #3,265
1964 7 — 7 #5,475
1963 14 5 19 #3,459
1962 14 — 14 #3,439
1961 20 — 20 #2,752
1960 19 — 19 #2,820
1959 11 — 11 #3,827
1958 19 — 19 #2,663
1957 30 — 30 #1,989
1956 24 — 24 #2,250
1955 34 — 34 #1,806
1954 24 — 24 #2,187
1953 47 — 47 #1,424
1952 35 — 35 #1,642
1951 35 — 35 #1,612
1950 31 — 31 #1,679
1949 35 — 35 #1,564
1948 49 — 49 #1,313
1947 36 — 36 #1,576
1946 38 — 38 #1,419
1945 41 — 41 #1,250
1944 51 — 51 #1,090
1943 45 — 45 #1,206
1942 39 — 39 #1,279
1941 52 — 52 #1,013
1940 49 — 49 #1,023
1939 55 — 55 #953
1938 61 — 61 #906
1937 49 — 49 #1,002
1936 59 — 59 #888
1935 62 — 62 #875
1934 72 — 72 #791
1933 57 — 57 #895
1932 70 — 70 #817
1931 73 — 73 #793
1930 93 — 93 #726
1929 72 — 72 #836
1928 81 — 81 #794
1927 92 — 92 #747
1926 93 — 93 #744
1925 114 — 114 #690
1924 122 — 122 #673
1923 130 — 130 #647
1922 128 — 128 #647
1921 136 — 136 #632
1920 135 — 135 #613
1919 117 6 123 #641
1918 134 — 134 #608
1917 135 — 135 #587
1916 152 — 152 #538
1915 169 5 174 #474
1914 120 — 120 #510
1913 90 — 90 #534
1912 99 — 99 #480
1911 82 — 82 #451
1910 57 — 57 #539
1909 57 — 57 #498
1908 59 — 59 #468
1907 92 — 92 #368
1906 64 — 64 #429
1905 55 — 55 #455
1904 54 — 54 #439
1903 83 — 83 #347
1902 58 — 58 #404
1901 58 — 58 #385
1900 99 — 99 #338
1899 56 — 56 #388
1898 65 — 65 #386
1897 67 — 67 #356
1896 72 — 72 #344
1895 55 — 55 #376
1894 66 — 66 #342
1893 67 5 72 #329
1892 66 — 66 #328
1891 52 — 52 #348
1890 60 — 60 #326
1889 53 — 53 #343
1888 42 — 42 #370
1887 46 — 46 #317
1886 52 — 52 #287
1885 48 — 48 #292
1884 58 — 58 #258
1883 35 — 35 #297
1882 32 — 32 #315
1881 21 — 21 #360
1880 28 — 28 #304