Recorded 1997–2013 Girls' name Peak 1997 15 births

Zahiyah — girls' name

15 babies named Zahiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s10
2010s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Zahiyah was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

5 babies were named Zahiyah in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zahiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Zahiyah between 1997 and 2013, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zahiyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zahiyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zahiyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zahiyah 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 15 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.

Zahiyah at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

15

Since 1997

17 years of records

Peak year

1997

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1997

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2013

Zahiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1997

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1997)
5
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
5 201320111997 5

Zahiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 67% of Zahiyah's all-time total
1990s52010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zahiyah?
15 babies have been named Zahiyah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1997 with 5 births.
When was Zahiyah most popular?
Zahiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Zahiyah been used?
Zahiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 17 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Zahiyah?
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.

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, 1997–2013 (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.