Girls' name · since 1996
Zaniya
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 3,527 babies named Zaniya, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,238 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,476 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,527
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zaniya currently ranks #2476 among girls' names in America, with 3,527 babies recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Zaniya recorded 3,527 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #2476 nationally today, ahead of 86% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #3,238 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,476 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,527 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaniya ranks #3,238 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,476 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,527 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,238 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,476 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,527
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zaniya's 3,527 recorded births place it above 95.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zaniya compares
3,527 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 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
Zaniya's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaniya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,527 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 263 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaniya's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 263, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaniya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 263
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Zaniya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,571 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Zaniya's strongest decade.
1,571 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Zaniya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,571 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,455 births
- 2020s 455
2020s
455 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,571 births (45% of all-time use).
How Zaniya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zaniya's total volume
Zaniya by state
Where Zaniya concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 308 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 282 | 8.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 272 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 253 | 7.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 195 | 5.5% |
| #6 | California | | 136 | 3.9% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 115 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 114 | 3.2% |
308 of 3,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Zaniya appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zaniya's data
- Zaniya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,571 total births); usage has since declined to 455 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Zaniyas (308 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaniya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Zaniya 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.