Total births
21
Girls' name · since 2007
Zahiya
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Zahiya, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 21
- total births
- 2007–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
21 girls have been named Zahiya since 2007, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Zahiya has 21 recorded births among girls since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2019.
- 21 total births
- 2007–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Zahiya since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 21
- total births
- 2007–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Zahiya was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
6 babies were named Zahiya in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Zahiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zahiya splits its recorded history at 2011: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zahiya at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Zahiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2019
- Peak year (2011)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Zahiya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Zahiya's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Zahiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zahiya? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 21 babies named Zahiya. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 6 births.
When was Zahiya most popular? ▼
Zahiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Zahiya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zahiya since 2007 -- 13 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Zahiya? ▼
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 Zahiya
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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, 2007–2019 (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. "Zahiya: Baby Name Since 2007 - 21 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zahiya. 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 Zahiya 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.