Zahari
Zahari is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Bulgarian
Meaning & Origin of Zahari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zahari is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
The Story of Zahari
As a girl name
Zahari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2007, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 29 births, good for #4,605 nationwide. About 51% of every Zahari on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zahari ranks #5,862 for girls with 21 births, gradually rising (+5%). All told, over 297 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Zahari as a boy name dates back to 2009, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Zahari — #4,181 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Zahari on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zahari ranks #4,546 for boys with 23 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). All told, over 239 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zahari
Zahari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 297 births in the dataset. Zahari's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #4,605. Use the chart and map above to compare Zahari's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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