Girls' name · since 2001
Zayah
835 babies named Zayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,506 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayah currently ranks #3506 among girls' names in America, with 835 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Zayah recorded 835 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #3506 nationally today, ahead of 80% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #8,509 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,506 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 835 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayah ranks #8,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,506 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 835 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,506 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayah's 835 recorded births place it above 88.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zayah compares
835 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Zayah's all-time total is 122% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 835 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zayah splits its recorded history at 2013: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zayah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Zayah popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 2008 (Zayah as boys' name)
Zayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (432 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Zayah's strongest decade.
432 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Zayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 83
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
432 births
- 2020s
2020s
320 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 432 births (52% of all-time use).
How Zayah 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 Zayah's total volume
Zayah by state
Where Zayah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 64 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 63 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 28 | 3.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 13 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
64 of 835 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zayah's data
- Zayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (432 total births) through the 2020s (320) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zayahs (64 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 Zayah: 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 (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Zayah 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.