Recorded 2006–2016 Girls' name Peak 2006 82 births

Zahniya — girls' name

82 babies named Zahniya in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s372010s45
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Zahniya was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

11 babies were named Zahniya in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zahniya

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Zahniya between 2006 and 2016, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zahniya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zahniya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zahniya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zahniya 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 82 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.

Zahniya at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

82

Since 2006

11 years of records

Peak year

2006

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2006

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2016

Zahniya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2006

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 2016201520132012201120102009200820072006 11

Zahniya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
45 births that decade — 55% of Zahniya's all-time total
2000s372010s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zahniya?
82 babies have been named Zahniya since 2006. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2006 with 11 births.
When was Zahniya most popular?
Zahniya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Zahniya been used?
Zahniya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 11 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Zahniya?
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, 2006–2016 (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.