Girls' name · since 2007
Zanylah
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 331 babies named Zanylah, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,878 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 331
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zanylah is the #5878 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 331 recorded since 2007.
Zanylah has 331 recorded births among girls since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5878 as of the latest data, more common than 66% 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 2007 to 2025.
- #15,117 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,878 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 331 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanylah ranks #15,117 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,878 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 331 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,878 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 331
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zanylah's 331 recorded births place it above 79.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Zanylah compares
331 47th percentile among 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
Zanylah's all-time total is 12% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zanylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 331 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zanylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zanylah's full recorded timeline at 2017, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zanylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Zanylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (174 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Zanylah's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zanylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
174 births
- 2020s
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 174 births (53% of all-time use).
Zanylah by state
Where Zanylah concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 11 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.5% |
11 of 331 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Zanylah's data
- Zanylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (174 total births) through the 2020s (143) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Zanylahs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Zanylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Zanylah 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.