Zhara
Heat is a 2006 Russian teen romantic comedy loosely based on the Walking the Streets of Moscow, directed by Rezo Gigineishvili and produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk. The story centers on a group of friends and their misadventures in Moscow during a summer heat wave. Heat along with Wolfhound became one of the most expensive Russian films in 2006.
Meaning & Origin of Zhara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Heat is a 2006 Russian teen romantic comedy loosely based on the Walking the Streets of Moscow, directed by Rezo Gigineishvili and produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk. The story centers on a group of friends and their misadventures in Moscow during a summer heat wave. Heat along with Wolfhound became one of the most expensive Russian films in 2006.
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The Story of Zhara
Zhara first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 31 Zharas were born — ranking #4,469 that year. As of 2026, Zhara ranks #5,518 for baby girls with 23 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 387 Zharas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zhara
Zhara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 387 births in the dataset. Zhara's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,469. Use the chart and map above to compare Zhara'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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