Unisex name · since 2005
Zaiah
243 babies named Zaiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,062 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 243
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zaiah is the #7062 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 243 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Zaiah recorded 243 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #7062 nationally today, ahead of 59% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #17,878 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,062 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 243 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaiah ranks #17,878 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,062 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 243 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,062 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 243
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaiah's 243 recorded births place it above 75.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zaiah compares
243 41st percentile among 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
Zaiah's all-time total is 35% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 243 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaiah splits its recorded history at 2016: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2014 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaiah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Zaiah popularity over time - boys
164 total births recorded since 2002 (Zaiah as boys' name)
Zaiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (103 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Zaiah's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Zaiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 103 births (42% of all-time use).
Zaiah by state
Where Zaiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
10 of 243 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Zaiah's data
- Zaiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 2020s (101) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaiahs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Zaiah 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.