Girls' name · since 2001
Zayana
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 291 babies named Zayana, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,187 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,042 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
291 babies have been named Zayana since 2001, making it today's #7042 girls' name.
Zayana has 291 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7042 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #16,187 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,042 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 291 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayana ranks #16,187 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,042 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 291 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,187 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,042 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayana's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zayana compares
291 44th 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
Zayana's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zayana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 291 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zayana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zayana's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zayana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Zayana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (153 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Zayana's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zayana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
153 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 153 births (53% of all-time use).
Zayana by state
Where Zayana concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Zayana's data
- Zayana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (153 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zayanas (5 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 Zayana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
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 Zayana 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.