US rank #4615 Girls' name Peak 2022 643 births

Zarya — #4615 US girls' name

643 babies named Zarya in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s312000s1752010s2622020s175
#4615
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Zarya was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

42 babies were named Zarya in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zarya

The Social Security Administration has registered 643 babies named Zarya between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zarya currently holds the #4615 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zarya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 262 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zarya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zarya in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zarya 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 643 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.

Zarya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

643

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2022

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,615

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zarya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
42
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001997 9

Zarya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
262 births that decade — 41% of Zarya's all-time total
1990s312000s1752010s2622020s175

Zarya by state

Where Zarya concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Zarya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
32 5.0%
#2 California
14 2.2%
#3 Florida
10 1.6%
#4 Georgia
5 0.8%
Texas share of Zarya's total US births 5.0%
Even split

32 of 643 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zarya?
643 babies have been named Zarya since 1997. It currently ranks #4615 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 42 births.
When was Zarya most popular?
Zarya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 262 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Zarya most popular?
The top states for the name Zarya are Texas (32 births), California (14 births), Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Zarya been used?
Zarya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zarya?
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, 1997–2024 (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.