Zorka
Zorka is an old given Slavic name meaning the dawn.
- Czech
- Slovak
- Croatian
- Serbian
Meaning & Origin of Zorka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zorka is an old given Slavic name meaning the dawn.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Czech
- Slovak
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Slovene
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
The Story of Zorka
Zorka first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1915: 6 births, good for #3,795 nationwide. About 60% of every Zorka on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Zorka last appeared in the published SSA data in 1929, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 45 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Zorka
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Zorka. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Zorka
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- Zorka Grandov (1947–2021), Serbian economist
- Zorka Janů (1921–1946), Czech film actress, younger sister of cinema star Lída Baarová
- Princess Zorka of Montenegro (1864–1890), and later became Princess Zorka Karađorđević in Serbia
- Zorka Parvanova (born 1958), Bulgarian historian and former First Lady of Bulgaria
- Zorka Ságlová (1943–2003), Czech artist
- Zorka Todosić (1864–1936), Serbian stage actress and operetta singer
- Zorka Velimirović (1883–1963), Serbian translator
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Names that sound like Zorka
Phonetically similar names — useful when Zorka is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Zorka
Zorka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 45 births in the dataset. Zorka's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #3,795. Use the chart and map above to compare Zorka'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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