Girls' name · since 2003
Zaia
610 babies named Zaia in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,636 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 610
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zaia currently ranks #2636 among girls' names in America, with 610 babies recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Zaia recorded 610 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #2636 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #10,448 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,636 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 610 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaia ranks #10,448 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,636 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 610 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,636 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 610
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zaia's 610 recorded births place it above 85.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zaia compares
610 Top 41% higher than 59% of 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
Zaia's all-time total is 62% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 610 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 120 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaia splits its recorded history at 2016: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 120 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 120
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Zaia popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 2022 (Zaia as boys' name)
Zaia by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (420 births, 69% of the file).
2020s was Zaia's strongest decade.
420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Zaia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 165
2010s
165 births
- 2020s
2020s
420 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 420 births (69% of all-time use).
How Zaia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zaia's total volume
Zaia by state
Where Zaia concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 78 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 39 | 6.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 29 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 27 | 4.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
78 of 610 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- California records the most Zaias (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zaia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Zaia 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.