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
0%100%Median name50%52.1%
Zenayah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zenayah's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
25
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
051015202530 201120152018202020212022202320242025 13

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 80 births (79% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Zenayah by state

Where Zenayah concentrates geographically, total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zenayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.0%
California share of Zenayah's total US births 5.0%

5 of 101 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zenayah?
101 babies have been named Zenayah since 2011. All-time, it sits at #27,068 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #8,274 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 25 births.
Where does Zenayah sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zenayah most popular?
Zenayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zenayah most popular?
The top states for the name Zenayah are California (5 births).
How long has the name Zenayah been used?
Zenayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 15 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Zenayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zena, Zenobia, Zendaya, Zenaida, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

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.