Girls' name · since 1998
Zaryah
Zaryah has 999 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,503 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 999
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaryah currently ranks #3503 among girls' names in America, with 999 babies recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaryah has been recorded 999 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #3503 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #7,519 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,503 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 999 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaryah ranks #7,519 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,503 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 999 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,503 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 999
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaryah's 999 recorded births place it above 89.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zaryah compares
999 Top 32% higher than 68% of 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
Zaryah's all-time total is 166% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaryah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 999 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaryah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaryah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaryah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Zaryah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (511 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Zaryah's strongest decade.
511 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Zaryah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s
2010s
511 births
- 2020s
2020s
253 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 511 births (51% of all-time use).
How Zaryah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zaryah's total volume
Zaryah by state
Where Zaryah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 63 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 26 | 2.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
63 of 999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zaryah's data
- Zaryah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (511 total births) through the 2020s (253) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaryahs (63 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Zaryah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Zaryah 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.