Girls' name · since 2011
Zenayah
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 101 babies named Zenayah, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,068 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,274 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 101
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
101 babies have been named Zenayah since 2011, making it today's #8274 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zenayah recorded 101 times among girls since 2011, holding rank #8274 nationally today, ahead of 52% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #27,068 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,274 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 101 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenayah ranks #27,068 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,274 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 101 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #27,068 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,274 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 101
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zenayah's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zenayah compares
101 25th 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
Zenayah's all-time total is 73% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zenayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 101 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zenayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zenayah's full recorded timeline at 2021, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zenayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Currently ranks #8274 among girls.
101 total births across 15 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 25 births in a single year.
Zenayah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (80 births, 79% of the file).
2020s was Zenayah's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Zenayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 80 births (79% of all-time use).
Zenayah decade highlights
- Peak decade 80 births
- Runner-up 21 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Zenayah by state
Where Zenayah concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 5.0% |
5 of 101 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 5.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Zenayah's data
- California records the most Zenayahs (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 Zenayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Zenayah 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.
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