Total births
57
Girls' name · since 2015
Zendeya
57 babies named Zendeya in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 57
- total births
- 2015–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Zendeya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 57 recorded since 2015.
Social Security Administration records show Zendeya recorded 57 times among girls since 2015, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2015 to 2023.
- 57 total births
- 2015–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
57 girls have been named Zendeya since 2015, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 57
- total births
- 2015–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Zendeya was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
10 babies were named Zendeya in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
Zendeya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zendeya's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zendeya at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2022
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2015
Zendeya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2023
- Peak year (2022)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Zendeya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zendeya's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Zendeya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 31 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zendeya? ▼
Since 2015, Social Security records show 57 babies named Zendeya. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 10 births.
When was Zendeya most popular? ▼
Zendeya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Zendeya been used? ▼
Zendeya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 9 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zendeya? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Zendeya
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2015–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zendeya: Baby Name Since 2015 - 57 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zendeya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zendeya 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 July 2026.