Zaragosa
Zaragoza, traditionally known in English as Saragossa, is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the centre of both Aragon and the Ebro basin.
Meaning & Origin of Zaragosa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zaragoza, traditionally known in English as Saragossa, is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the centre of both Aragon and the Ebro basin.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Zaragosa
Zaragosa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1956, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 5 Zaragosas were born — ranking #3,942 that year. As of 2026, Zaragosa ranks #3,942 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Zaragosas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Zaragosa
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- Abraham Abulafia (1240–1291), founder of the school of "Prophetic Kabbalah"
- Levi ibn al-Tabban (12th century), Jewish grammarian and poet
- Hasdai Crescas , a Jewish philosopher and author of Or Adonai
- Amaral (band) (established 1992), popular musical band in Spain and America.
- Félix Anaut (born 1944), painter
- Avempace (1085–1138), polymath
- Bahya ben Joseph ibn Paquda (1050–1120), Jewish philosopher and the author of Chovot HaLevavot
- Ramón Ferreñac (1763–1832), composer
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About the name Zaragosa
Zaragosa is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Zaragosa's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #3,942. Use the chart and map above to compare Zaragosa'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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