US rank #4086 Girls' name Peak 2011 954 births

Zaryah — #4086 US girls' name

954 babies named Zaryah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s2232010s5112020s208
#4086
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Zaryah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

64 babies were named Zaryah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaryah

The Social Security Administration has registered 954 babies named Zaryah between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaryah currently holds the #4086 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaryah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 511 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zaryah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zaryah in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaryah 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 954 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.

Zaryah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

954

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2011

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,086

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaryah popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
64
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Zaryah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
511 births that decade — 54% of Zaryah's all-time total
1990s122000s2232010s5112020s208

Zaryah by state

Where Zaryah concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zaryah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
57 6.0%
#2 California
37 3.9%
#3 Florida
26 2.7%
#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%
Texas share of Zaryah's total US births 6.0%
Even split

57 of 954 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaryah?
954 babies have been named Zaryah since 1998. It currently ranks #4086 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 64 births.
When was Zaryah most popular?
Zaryah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 511 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Zaryah most popular?
The top states for the name Zaryah are Texas (57 births), California (37 births), Florida (26 births).
How long has the name Zaryah been used?
Zaryah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaryah?
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.