Recorded 2003–2021 Girls' name Peak 2008 239 births

Zanyia — girls' name

239 babies named Zanyia in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1102010s1222020s7
2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Zanyia was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

25 babies were named Zanyia in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zanyia

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Zanyia between 2003 and 2021, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zanyia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zanyia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zanyia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zanyia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zanyia 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 239 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.

Zanyia at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

239

Since 2003

19 years of records

Peak year

2008

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2003

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2021

Zanyia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2003

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2008)
25
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
51015202530 2021201720142011200820052003 10

Zanyia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
122 births that decade — 51% of Zanyia's all-time total
2000s1102010s1222020s7

Zanyia by state

Where Zanyia concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zanyia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.1%
Texas share of Zanyia's total US births 2.1%

5 of 239 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanyia?
239 babies have been named Zanyia since 2003. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2008 with 25 births.
When was Zanyia most popular?
Zanyia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Zanyia most popular?
The top states for the name Zanyia are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Zanyia been used?
Zanyia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 19 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Zanyia?
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, 2003–2021 (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.