Girls' name · since 2008
Zarayah
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 267 babies named Zarayah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,979 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,214 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
267 babies have been named Zarayah since 2008, making it today's #5214 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zarayah recorded 267 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #5214 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #16,979 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,214 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 267 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zarayah ranks #16,979 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,214 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 267 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,979 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,214 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zarayah's 267 recorded births place it above 76.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zarayah compares
267 43rd 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
Zarayah's all-time total is 29% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zarayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 267 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zarayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zarayah's full recorded timeline at 2017, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zarayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Zarayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (132 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Zarayah's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Zarayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 132 births (49% of all-time use).
Zarayah by state
Where Zarayah concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 2.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.9% |
7 of 267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Zarayah's data
- Zarayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zarayahs (7 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zarayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Zarayah 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.