Girls' name · since 1990
Zavia
Zavia has 262 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,088 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 262
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
262 babies have been named Zavia since 1990, making it today's #9088 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zavia recorded 262 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #9088 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #17,160 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,088 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 262 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zavia ranks #17,160 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,088 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 262 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,088 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 262
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zavia's 262 recorded births place it above 76.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zavia compares
262 42nd 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
Zavia's all-time total is 30% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zavia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 262 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zavia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zavia's SSA record in two at 2013 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 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zavia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Zavia popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1996 (Zavia as boys' name)
Zavia by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (117 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Zavia's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Zavia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 117 births (45% of all-time use).
Zavia by state
Where Zavia concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.3% |
6 of 262 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zavia's data
- Texas records the most Zavias (6 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 Zavia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Zavia 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.