US rank #7365 Girls' name Peak 2015 930 births

Zaynah — #7365 US girls' name

930 babies named Zaynah in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s1812000s3162010s3192020s104
#7365
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Zaynah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

44 babies were named Zaynah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaynah

The Social Security Administration has registered 930 babies named Zaynah between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaynah currently holds the #7365 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaynah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 319 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zaynah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Zaynah in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaynah 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 930 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.

Zaynah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

930

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2015

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,365

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaynah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
44
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Zaynah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
319 births that decade — 34% of Zaynah's all-time total
1980s101990s1812000s3162010s3192020s104

Zaynah by state

Where Zaynah concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zaynah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
45 4.8%
#2 California
44 4.7%
#3 Texas
32 3.4%
#4 Pennsylvania
10 1.1%
#5 Florida
5 0.5%
#6 Georgia
5 0.5%
#7 Illinois
5 0.5%
#8 New Jersey
5 0.5%
New York share of Zaynah's total US births 4.8%
Even split

45 of 930 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaynah?
930 babies have been named Zaynah since 1983. It currently ranks #7365 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 44 births.
When was Zaynah most popular?
Zaynah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 319 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Zaynah most popular?
The top states for the name Zaynah are New York (45 births), California (44 births), Texas (32 births).
How long has the name Zaynah been used?
Zaynah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaynah?
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, 1983–2024 (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.