| Zarina | Mahsa | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | golden | Like the moon |
| Origin | persian | Persian |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | zah-REE-nah | MAH-sah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1983 |
| Peak year | 2015 (95) | 2022 (49) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 28 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Zarina | Mahsa |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 403 | 211 |
| 2010s | 575 | 67 |
| 2000s | 286 | 15 |
| 1990s | 178 | 46 |
| 1980s | 113 | 12 |
| 1970s | 46 | 0 |
| 1960s | 11 | 0 |
From Persian 'zar' (gold), meaning 'golden' or 'made of gold'. Widely used in Persian, Urdu and across South Asia. (Unrelated Slavic 'tsar/zora' associations are sometimes attached but are secondary.)
Mahsa means “like the moon” in Persian.
Mahsa is more popular than Zarina today: about 28 US babies were given the name Mahsa in 2025, compared with 0 named Zarina.
Zarina means golden (persian origin), while Mahsa means Like the moon (Persian origin).
In US records, Zarina first appears in 0 and Mahsa in 1983, so Zarina has the longer recorded history.