Recorded 2006–2011 Girls' name Peak 2008 28 births

Zanijah — girls' name

28 babies named Zanijah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2000s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Zanijah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

12 babies were named Zanijah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zanijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Zanijah between 2006 and 2011, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zanijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zanijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zanijah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zanijah 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 28 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.

Zanijah at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

28

Since 2006

6 years of records

Peak year

2008

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2006

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2011

Zanijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2006

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2008)
12
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
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Zanijah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
23 births that decade — 82% of Zanijah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanijah?
28 babies have been named Zanijah since 2006. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2008 with 12 births.
When was Zanijah most popular?
Zanijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Zanijah been used?
Zanijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 6 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Zanijah?
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.

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, 2006–2011 (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.