US rank #16807 Girls' name Peak 2012 13 births

Nazayah — #16807 US girls' name

13 babies named Nazayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s82020s5
#16807
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 5% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Nazayah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nazayah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nazayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Nazayah between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nazayah currently holds the #16807 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nazayah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nazayah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nazayah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nazayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

13

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2012

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,807

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nazayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
456789 20242012 8

Nazayah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
8 births that decade — 62% of Nazayah's all-time total
2010s82020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nazayah?
13 babies have been named Nazayah since 2012. It currently ranks #16807 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 8 births.
When was Nazayah most popular?
Nazayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Nazayah been used?
Nazayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nazayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nazareth, Naziyah, Nazaria, Nazia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.