Girls' name · since 2011
Zanaiah
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Zanaiah, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #49,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zanaiah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanaiah has been recorded 16 times among girls since 2011, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2011 to 2024.
- #49,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanaiah ranks #49,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #49,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zanaiah's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zanaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zanaiah splits its recorded history at 2013: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zanaiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Zanaiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Zanaiah's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Zanaiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Zanaiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zanaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2011–2024 (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 Zanaiah 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.