Recorded 2006–2023 Girls' name Peak 2008 58 births

Zahniyah — girls' name

58 babies named Zahniyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s222010s312020s5
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Zahniyah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Zahniyah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zahniyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Zahniyah between 2006 and 2023, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zahniyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zahniyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zahniyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zahniyah 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 58 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.

Zahniyah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

58

Since 2006

18 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2006

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zahniyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2006

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 20232016201520122010200920082006 5

Zahniyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
31 births that decade — 53% of Zahniyah's all-time total
2000s222010s312020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zahniyah?
58 babies have been named Zahniyah since 2006. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Zahniyah most popular?
Zahniyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Zahniyah been used?
Zahniyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 18 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zahniyah?
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, 2006–2023 (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.