Girls' name · since 1981
Zayra
Zayra has 1,683 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,302 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,808 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,683
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,683 babies have been named Zayra since 1981, making it today's #3808 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zayra recorded 1,683 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #3808 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #5,302 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,808 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,683 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayra ranks #5,302 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,808 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,683 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,302 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,808 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,683
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zayra's 1,683 recorded births place it above 92.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zayra compares
1,683 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Zayra's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zayra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,683 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zayra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zayra's full recorded timeline at 2005, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 82 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zayra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Zayra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (616 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Zayra's strongest decade.
616 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Zayra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
298 births
- 2000s
2000s
616 births
- 2010s
2010s
466 births
- 2020s 241
2020s
241 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 616 births (37% of all-time use).
How Zayra 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 Zayra's total volume
Zayra by state
Where Zayra concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 536 | 31.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 299 | 17.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 44 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.3% |
536 of 1,683 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zayra's data
- Zayra's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (616 total births) through the 2020s (241) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zayras (536 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 Zayra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Zayra 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.