Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2012
Zanayla
16 babies named Zanayla in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16904
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
16 babies have been named Zanayla since 2012, making it today's #16904 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zanayla recorded 16 times among girls since 2012, holding rank #16904 nationally today, ahead of 5% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #16904 among girls today
- 16 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 5% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zanayla is currently the #16904 girls' name in America, more common than 5% of girls - 16 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16904
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Zanayla vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16904
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 5% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Zanayla was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
6 babies were named Zanayla in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Zanayla compares
16 6th percentile among 17,726 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
Zanayla's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zanayla | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zanayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zanayla splits its recorded history at 2024: 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 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zanayla at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#16,904
Active since
2012
Zanayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Zanayla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zanayla's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Zanayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zanayla? ▼
Since 2012, Social Security records show 16 babies named Zanayla. Today it holds rank #16904 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 6 births.
When was Zanayla most popular? ▼
Zanayla was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Zanayla been used? ▼
Zanayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 14 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Zanayla? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Zanayla
Nearby Names Like Zanayla
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zanayla
Zaniyah Girl
#837 7,428 births
Zandra Girl
3,547 births
Zaniya Girl
#2629 3,527 births
Zana Girl
#5155 2,288 births
Zaniah Girl
#4345 1,766 births
Compare Zanayla side by side: Zanayla vs Zaniyah Zanayla vs Zandra Zanayla vs Zaniya
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zanayla: #16904 Girls' Name - 16 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zanayla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zanayla 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 June 2026.