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Zorana
How to Pronounce Zorana
Pronounced zoh-RAH-nuh /zoˈrɑ.nə/Low
Meaning: Zorana is a Serbian and Croatian name, the feminine of Zoran, both built on the Slavic root zora, 'dawn' or 'daybreak.' So it means 'of the dawn' or 'dawning,' a bright, hopeful image. It is a well-established heritage name in the former Yugoslav lands, carried to the United States by South Slavic families.Low
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
Zorana is the feminine of the South Slavic Zoran, both from zora, 'dawn' or 'daybreak,' giving a meaning of 'dawning' or 'of the morning light.' A familiar name across Serbia and Croatia, it reached the United States with immigrant families. We give its heritage plainly, a bright, dawn-rooted name of the Balkans.
Zorana was never common in the American record, given to only about fourteen girls a year around 1974 and staying rare. A woman named Zorana is around fifty today. Its presence tracks South Slavic communities, a heritage name valued for its roots and its hopeful dawn image.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Zorana mean?
It is a Serbian and Croatian girl's name, the feminine of Zoran, from the Slavic zora, 'dawn' or 'daybreak.'
How do you pronounce Zorana?
It is said zoh-RAH-nuh /zoˈrɑ.nə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Zorana a boy or girl name?
Zorana is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Zorana?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year around its peak in the mid-nineteen-seventies.