Girls' name · since 2006
Zanijah
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Zanijah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zanijah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanijah has been recorded 28 times among girls since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2011.
- #42,029 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 2006
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanijah ranks #42,029 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.
- #42,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zanijah's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zanijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zanijah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zanijah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2011
- Peak year (2008)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Zanijah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (23 births, 82% of the file).
2000s was Zanijah's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Zanijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (82% of all-time use).
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- Zanijah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zanijah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~5 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, 2006–2011 (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 Zanijah 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.