US rank #1582 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,956 births

Zayna — #1582 US girls' name

1,956 babies named Zayna in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s2432000s4162010s7602020s530
#1582
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Zayna was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

133 babies were named Zayna in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zayna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,956 babies named Zayna between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zayna currently holds the #1582 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 133 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zayna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 760 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zayna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 264 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Zayna in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zayna 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 1,956 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.

Zayna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,956

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2024

133 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,582

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zayna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
133
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Zayna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
760 births that decade — 39% of Zayna's all-time total
1980s71990s2432000s4162010s7602020s530

Zayna by state

Where Zayna concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zayna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
264 13.5%
#2 Texas
134 6.9%
#3 Illinois
113 5.8%
#4 Florida
89 4.6%
#5 New York
82 4.2%
#6 New Jersey
48 2.5%
#7 Virginia
33 1.7%
#8 Ohio
22 1.1%
California share of Zayna's total US births 13.5%
Even split

264 of 1,956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Zayna appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zayna?
1,956 babies have been named Zayna since 1989. It currently ranks #1582 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 133 births.
When was Zayna most popular?
Zayna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 760 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zayna most popular?
The top states for the name Zayna are California (264 births), Texas (134 births), Illinois (113 births).
How long has the name Zayna been used?
Zayna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zayna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaylee, Zayla, Zaynab, Zaya, 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, 1989–2024 (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.