US rank #5894 Girls' name Peak 2021 324 births

Zaraya — #5894 US girls' name

324 babies named Zaraya in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s682010s1382020s118
#5894
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Zaraya was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

28 babies were named Zaraya in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaraya

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Zaraya between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaraya currently holds the #5894 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaraya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zaraya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zaraya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaraya 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 324 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.

Zaraya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

324

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2021

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,894

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaraya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
28
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0102030 20242021201820152012200920062001 5

Zaraya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
138 births that decade — 43% of Zaraya's all-time total
2000s682010s1382020s118

Zaraya by state

Where Zaraya concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zaraya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.1%
California share of Zaraya's total US births 3.1%

10 of 324 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaraya?
324 babies have been named Zaraya since 2001. It currently ranks #5894 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 28 births.
When was Zaraya most popular?
Zaraya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Zaraya most popular?
The top states for the name Zaraya are California (10 births).
How long has the name Zaraya been used?
Zaraya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaraya?
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, 2001–2024 (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.