Girls' name · since 2001
Zenaya
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 282 babies named Zenaya, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,350 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 282
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zenaya is the #5350 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 282 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenaya has been recorded 282 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #5350 nationally and more common than 69% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #16,458 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,350 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 282 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenaya ranks #16,458 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,350 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 282 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,350 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 282
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zenaya's 282 recorded births place it above 77.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zenaya compares
282 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
Zenaya's all-time total is 25% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zenaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 282 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zenaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zenaya's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zenaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Zenaya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (132 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Zenaya's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Zenaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 132 births (47% of all-time use).
Zenaya by state
Where Zenaya concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.8% |
23 of 282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Zenaya's data
- California records the most Zenayas (23 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Zenaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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 Zenaya 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.