Girls' name · since 1996
Zanaya
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 700 babies named Zanaya, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,047 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 700
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
700 babies have been named Zanaya since 1996, making it today's #5047 girls' name.
Zanaya has 700 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5047 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #9,526 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,047 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 700 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanaya ranks #9,526 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,047 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 700 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,526 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,047 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 700
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zanaya's 700 recorded births place it above 86.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Zanaya compares
700 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
Zanaya's all-time total is 86% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zanaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 700 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zanaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zanaya's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zanaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Zanaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (313 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Zanaya's strongest decade.
313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Zanaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
313 births
- 2010s
2010s
220 births
- 2020s
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 313 births (45% of all-time use).
How Zanaya 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 Zanaya's total volume
Zanaya by state
Where Zanaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 39 | 5.6% |
| #2 | California | | 25 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
39 of 700 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Zanaya's data
- Zanaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (313 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zanayas (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Zanaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Zanaya 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.