US rank #5358 Girls' name Peak 2001 673 births

Zanaya — #5358 US girls' name

673 babies named Zanaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s3132010s2202020s121
#5358
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Zanaya was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

43 babies were named Zanaya in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zanaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 673 babies named Zanaya between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zanaya currently holds the #5358 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zanaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 313 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zanaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Zanaya in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zanaya 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 673 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.

Zanaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

673

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2001

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,358

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zanaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
43
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001996 9

Zanaya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
313 births that decade — 47% of Zanaya's all-time total
1990s192000s3132010s2202020s121

Zanaya by state

Where Zanaya concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Zanaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
39 5.8%
#2 California
20 3.0%
#3 Texas
16 2.4%
#4 Florida
10 1.5%
#5 Georgia
5 0.7%
#6 New Jersey
5 0.7%
New York share of Zanaya's total US births 5.8%
Even split

39 of 673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanaya?
673 babies have been named Zanaya since 1996. It currently ranks #5358 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 43 births.
When was Zanaya most popular?
Zanaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 313 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Zanaya most popular?
The top states for the name Zanaya are New York (39 births), California (20 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Zanaya been used?
Zanaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zanaya?
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.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.