Girls' name · since 1999
Zamaya
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 735 babies named Zamaya, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,251 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,241 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 735
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zamaya currently ranks #6241 among girls' names in America, with 735 babies recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zamaya has been recorded 735 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #6241 nationally and more common than 64% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #9,251 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,241 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 735 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zamaya ranks #9,251 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,241 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 735 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,251 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,241 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 735
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zamaya's 735 recorded births place it above 87.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zamaya compares
735 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Zamaya's all-time total is 95% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zamaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 735 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zamaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zamaya's full recorded timeline at 2012, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zamaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Zamaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (357 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Zamaya's strongest decade.
357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Zamaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s
2010s
357 births
- 2020s
2020s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 357 births (49% of all-time use).
How Zamaya 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 Zamaya's total volume
Zamaya by state
Where Zamaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 44 | 6.0% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
44 of 735 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Zamaya's data
- Zamaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (357 total births) through the 2020s (180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zamayas (44 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 Zamaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Zamaya 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.