Girls' name · since 1994
Zaya
2,532 babies named Zaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,316 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,532
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,532 babies have been named Zaya since 1994, making it today's #1316 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zaya recorded 2,532 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #1316 nationally today, ahead of 92% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #4,017 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,316 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,532 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaya ranks #4,017 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,316 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,532 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,316 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,532
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaya's 2,532 recorded births place it above 94.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zaya compares
2,532 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Zaya's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,532 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 207 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaya's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 207, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 207
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Zaya popularity over time - boys
58 total births recorded since 1997 (Zaya as boys' name)
Zaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,238 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Zaya's strongest decade.
1,238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Zaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 220
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,238 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,042 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,238 births (49% of all-time use).
How Zaya 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 Zaya's total volume
Zaya by state
Where Zaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 326 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 214 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 139 | 5.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 111 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 99 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 74 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 58 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 33 | 1.3% |
326 of 2,532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Zaya appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zaya's data
- Zaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,238 total births) through the 2020s (1,042) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zayas (326 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Zaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Zaya 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.