Zendaya — #942 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Zendaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,672 babies named Zendaya between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zendaya currently holds the #942 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 430 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zendaya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,056 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zendaya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 386 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Zendaya in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zendaya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,672 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.