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Zarria

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How to Pronounce Zarria

Pronounced ZAR-ee-uh /ˈzɑr.i.ə/Medium

Meaning: Zarria is a doubled-r respelling of Zaria, itself linked to the Arabic Zahra ('flower, blooming, radiant') and to the historic city of Zaria in Nigeria. The extra r gives the name a decorative modern look while keeping the bright, floral sense of its roots.Low

In 30 seconds: Zarria is a modern respelling of Zaria, tied to Arabic Zahra, 'flower' or 'radiant', said ZAR-ee-uh, one of the ornate two-r girl names of the nineteen-nineties.

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Origin LowModern, Arabic

MeaningZarria is a doubled-r respelling of Zaria, itself linked to the Arabic Zahra ('flower, blooming, radiant') and to the historic city of Zaria in Nigeria. The extra r gives the name a decorative modern look while keeping the bright, floral sense of its roots.

U.S. rank (2021)#12176 ↘ Falling

2021 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2000

Total births (all-time)≈ 604

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Zarria rides the popularity of Zaria and Zahra, names carried by the Arabic Zahra ('flower, radiant') and by the northern-Nigerian city of Zaria. The doubled r is a characteristic late-twentieth-century flourish that turns a familiar name into a more distinctive one.

Zarria's arc runs from the mid-nineteen-nineties through the early twenty-twenties, longer-lived than many of its rare peers, yet it stayed uncommon, cresting at only a few dozen births in its best single year. Its bearers are mostly Millennials and younger.

Did you know? Zarria enjoyed a fuller run than most names in this group, appearing steadily from the mid-nineteen-nineties into the twenty-twenties before thinning out.

Overall data confidence 45%

SSA national given-name data — steady arc 1995-2021Behind the Name - Zahra/Zaria — Arabic root, Nigerian place name

Variations

ZariaZahriaZahra

Nicknames

ZarRia

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Zarria mean?

Zarria is a modern form of Zaria, linked to the Arabic Zahra, meaning 'flower,' 'blooming' or 'radiant.'

How do you pronounce Zarria?

It's said ZAR-ee-uh /ˈzɑr.i.ə/ — three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Zarria a boy or girl name?

Zarria is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Zarria?

Zarria is uncommon, given to only a few dozen girls a year at its peak around the turn of the millennium, though it lasted longer than many similar names.