US rank #2399 Girls' name Peak 2023 543 births

Zaia — #2399 US girls' name

543 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.

2000s252010s1652020s353
#2399
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Zaia was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

119 babies were named Zaia in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaia

The Social Security Administration has registered 543 babies named Zaia between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaia currently holds the #2399 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 119 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 353 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zaia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zaia in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaia 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 543 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.

Zaia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

543

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2023

119 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,399

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
119
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
-50050100150 2024202120182015201220092003 9

Zaia popularity over time — boys

17 total births recorded since 2022 (Zaia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
67891011 20232022 7

Zaia by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
353 births that decade — 65% of Zaia's all-time total
2000s252010s1652020s353

Zaia by state

Where Zaia concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Zaia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
64 11.8%
#2 Texas
34 6.3%
#3 Florida
22 4.1%
#4 New York
19 3.5%
#5 New Jersey
6 1.1%
#6 Illinois
5 0.9%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.9%
California share of Zaia's total US births 11.8%
Even split

64 of 543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaia?
543 babies have been named Zaia since 2003. It currently ranks #2399 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 119 births.
When was Zaia most popular?
Zaia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 353 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Zaia most popular?
The top states for the name Zaia are California (64 births), Texas (34 births), Florida (22 births).
How long has the name Zaia been used?
Zaia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zainab, Zaira, Zaida, Zaina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2003–2024 (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.