Girls' name · since 1982
Zaina
Zaina has 3,123 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,314 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,123
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zaina is the #1314 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,123 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaina has been recorded 3,123 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #1314 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #3,519 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,314 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,123 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaina ranks #3,519 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,314 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,123 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,314 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,123
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaina's 3,123 recorded births place it above 95.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zaina compares
3,123 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Zaina's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,123 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 170 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zaina's full recorded timeline at 2005, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 170 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zaina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 170
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Zaina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,229 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Zaina's strongest decade.
1,229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Zaina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 264
1990s
264 births
- 2000s
2000s
741 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,229 births
- 2020s
2020s
850 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,229 births (39% of all-time use).
How Zaina 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 Zaina's total volume
Zaina by state
Where Zaina concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 368 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 313 | 10.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 268 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 252 | 8.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 136 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 112 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 94 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 86 | 2.8% |
368 of 3,123 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Zaina appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zaina's data
- Zaina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,229 total births) through the 2020s (850) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zainas (368 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Zaina 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.