Zerina
Zerina is a name with a single cultural origin: Bosnian.
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Zerina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zerina is a name with a single cultural origin: Bosnian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bosnian
The Story of Zerina
The earliest SSA record of Zerina as a baby girl name dates back to 1986, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Zerina — #7,265 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Zerina on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Zerina last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 13 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 203 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Zerina most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Serbia37%
- BA25%
- AL12%
- BJ12%
- MK12%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Zerina
Phonetically similar names — useful when Zerina is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Zerina
Zerina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 203 births in the dataset. Zerina's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #7,265. Use the chart and map above to compare Zerina'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.