Girls' name · since 2011
Zendaya
3,873 babies named Zendaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,189 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,873
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zendaya currently ranks #1189 among girls' names in America, with 3,873 babies recorded since 2011.
Zendaya has 3,873 recorded births among girls since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1189 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #3,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,189 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,873 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zendaya ranks #3,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,189 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,873 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,189 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,873
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zendaya's 3,873 recorded births place it above 95.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zendaya compares
3,873 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Zendaya's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zendaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,873 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 430 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zendaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zendaya's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 26 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 430, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zendaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 430
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Zendaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,057 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Zendaya's strongest decade.
2,057 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zendaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
2,057 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,816 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,057 births (53% of all-time use).
How Zendaya 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 Zendaya's total volume
Zendaya by state
Where Zendaya concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 396 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 292 | 7.5% |
| #3 | California | | 283 | 7.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 262 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 177 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 154 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 148 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 133 | 3.4% |
396 of 3,873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Zendaya appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zendaya's data
- Zendaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,057 total births) through the 2020s (1,816) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zendayas (396 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Zendaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
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 Zendaya 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.