US rank #16155 Girls' name Peak 2010 81 births

Zaray — #16155 US girls' name

81 babies named Zaray in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s452010s162020s15
#16155
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Zaray was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

10 babies were named Zaray in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaray

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Zaray between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaray currently holds the #16155 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaray performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zaray shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaray 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 81 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.

Zaray at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

81

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2010

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,155

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 202420222021201320102009200820072006200420011998 5

Zaray by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 56% of Zaray's all-time total
1990s52000s452010s162020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaray?
81 babies have been named Zaray since 1998. It currently ranks #16155 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 10 births.
When was Zaray most popular?
Zaray was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Zaray been used?
Zaray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaray?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zara, Zariah, Zaria, Zariyah, 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, 1998–2024 (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.