US rank #2638 Girls' name Peak 2007 3,454 births

Zaniya — #2638 US girls' name

3,454 babies named Zaniya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s462000s15712010s14552020s382
#2638
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Zaniya was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

263 babies were named Zaniya in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaniya

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,454 babies named Zaniya between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaniya currently holds the #2638 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 263 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaniya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,571 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zaniya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 299 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Zaniya in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaniya 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 3,454 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.

Zaniya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,454

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2007

263 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,638

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaniya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
263
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Zaniya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,571 births that decade — 45% of Zaniya's all-time total
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Zaniya by state

Where Zaniya concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zaniya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
299 8.7%
#2 Florida
275 8.0%
#3 North Carolina
272 7.9%
#4 Georgia
253 7.3%
#5 New York
189 5.5%
#6 California
130 3.8%
#7 South Carolina
115 3.3%
#8 Illinois
114 3.3%
Texas share of Zaniya's total US births 8.7%
Even split

299 of 3,454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Zaniya appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaniya?
3,454 babies have been named Zaniya since 1996. It currently ranks #2638 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 263 births.
When was Zaniya most popular?
Zaniya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,571 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Zaniya most popular?
The top states for the name Zaniya are Texas (299 births), Florida (275 births), North Carolina (272 births).
How long has the name Zaniya been used?
Zaniya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaniya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaniyah, Zandra, Zana, Zaniah, 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, 1996–2024 (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.