Recorded 2003–2012 Girls' name Peak 2005 47 births

Zanay — girls' name

47 babies named Zanay in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s282010s19
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Zanay was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

9 babies were named Zanay in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zanay

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Zanay between 2003 and 2012, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zanay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zanay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zanay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zanay 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 47 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.

Zanay at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

47

Since 2003

10 years of records

Peak year

2005

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2003

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2012

Zanay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2003

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2005)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5678910 2012201120102008200720052003 6

Zanay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
28 births that decade — 60% of Zanay's all-time total
2000s282010s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanay?
47 babies have been named Zanay since 2003. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2005 with 9 births.
When was Zanay most popular?
Zanay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Zanay been used?
Zanay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 10 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Zanay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaniyah, Zandra, Zaniya, Zana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2003–2012 (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.