Girls' name · since 2000

Zanyah

Zanyah has 583 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#10,745 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,725 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
583
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Zanyah is the #7725 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 583 recorded since 2000.

Zanyah has 583 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7725 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.

  • #10,745 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,725 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 583 born since 2000
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanyah ranks #10,745 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,725 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 583 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.

#10,745 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,725 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
583
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%55.3%
Zanyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Zanyah's 583 recorded births place it above 85.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Zanyah compares

583 Top 42% higher than 58% 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

Zanyah's all-time total is 55% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Zanyah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 583 376 567,345
Peak-year births 40 21 19,840

Zanyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Zanyah splits its recorded history at 2013: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Zanyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
40
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
01020304050 20002004200820122016202020242025 14

Zanyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (251 births, 43% of the file).

2010s was Zanyah's strongest decade.

251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Zanyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 251 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Zanyah 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 Zanyah's total volume

Zanyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -25, 15.4%-18, 13%-36, 7.2%-48, 6.2%-139, 5.7%-42, 5.8%-66, 4.3%-114, 3.9%-48, 9.1%-14, 18.7%-32, 16%-26, 11.1%-37, 8.1%-40, 6.7%-32, 12.3%Zanyah-26, 6.9%Zanyah
Zanyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Zanyah by state

Where Zanyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Zanyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 2.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
15 2.6%
#3 Florida
5 0.9%
#4 Illinois
5 0.9%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.9%
Texas share of Zanyah's total US births 2.7%
Even split

16 of 583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanyah?
Zanyah has been given to 583 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #10,745 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #7,725 of 17,297. 40 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Zanyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanyah ranks #10,745 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,725 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zanyah most popular?
Zanyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 251 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Zanyah most popular?
The top states for the name Zanyah are Texas (16 births), Pennsylvania (15 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Zanyah been used?
The SSA has tracked Zanyah since 2000 -- 26 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zanyah?
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.

What to do with Zanyah's data

  • Zanyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (251 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Zanyahs (16 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.

Keep exploring Zanyah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zanyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2000–2025 (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 Zanyah 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.