US rank #7458 Girls' name Peak 2009 277 births

Zanayah — #7458 US girls' name

277 babies named Zanayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s922010s1162020s69
#7458
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Zanayah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

17 babies were named Zanayah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zanayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Zanayah between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zanayah currently holds the #7458 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zanayah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zanayah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zanayah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zanayah 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 277 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.

Zanayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

277

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2009

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,458

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zanayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
17
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 2024202020162012200820042000 5

Zanayah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
116 births that decade — 42% of Zanayah's all-time total
2000s922010s1162020s69

Zanayah by state

Where Zanayah concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zanayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 4.3%
California share of Zanayah's total US births 4.3%

12 of 277 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanayah?
277 babies have been named Zanayah since 2000. It currently ranks #7458 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 17 births.
When was Zanayah most popular?
Zanayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Zanayah most popular?
The top states for the name Zanayah are California (12 births).
How long has the name Zanayah been used?
Zanayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zanayah?
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, 2000–2024 (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.