Total births
122
Girls' name · since 2015
Zaha
122 babies named Zaha in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6378
- among girls today
- 122
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 64%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Zaha is the #6378 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 122 recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaha has been recorded 122 times among girls since 2015, currently ranked #6378 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #6378 among girls today
- 122 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 64% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zaha is currently the #6378 girls' name in America, more common than 64% of girls - 122 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6378
- among girls today
- 122
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 64%
- more common than other girls
Zaha vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6378
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 64% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Zaha was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
21 babies were named Zaha in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Zaha compares
122 28th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zaha's all-time total is 68% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaha | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 122 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zaha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaha splits its recorded history at 2021: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2015 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaha at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#6,378
Active since
2015
Zaha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Zaha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zaha's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Zaha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 94 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zaha? ▼
Zaha has been given to 122 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #6378 as of the latest data. 21 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Zaha most popular? ▼
Zaha was most popular in the 2020s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Zaha been used? ▼
Zaha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 11 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Zaha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zahra, Zahara, Zahira, Zahraa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zaha
Nearby Names Like Zaha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zaha
Zahra Girl
#543 9,395 births
Zahara Girl
#1204 3,609 births
Zahira Girl
#3923 1,226 births
Zahraa Girl
#4337 1,090 births
Zahria Girl
#10643 979 births
Compare Zaha side by side: Zaha vs Zahra Zaha vs Zahara Zaha vs Zahira
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zaha: #6378 Girls' Name - 122 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zaha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zaha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.