Girls' name · since 1998
Zahia
Zahia has 53 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,820 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zahia is the #15820 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 53 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Zahia recorded 53 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #15820 nationally today, ahead of 9% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #34,460 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,820 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 53 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahia ranks #34,460 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,820 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 53 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #34,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,820 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zahia's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zahia compares
53 16th percentile among 17,297 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
Zahia's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zahia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zahia splits its recorded history at 2017: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zahia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Zahia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (26 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Zahia's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Zahia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zahia's data
- Zahia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zahia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Zahia 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 August 2026.