US rank #6541 Girls' name Peak 2021 184 births

Zeya — #6541 US girls' name

184 babies named Zeya in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s812020s97
#6541
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 63% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Zeya was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

25 babies were named Zeya in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeya

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Zeya between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zeya currently holds the #6541 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeya performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zeya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zeya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeya 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 184 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.

Zeya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

184

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2021

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,541

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zeya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
25
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
051015202530 20242022202020182016201420112002 6

Zeya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
97 births that decade — 53% of Zeya's all-time total
2000s62010s812020s97

Zeya by state

Where Zeya concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zeya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.7%
California share of Zeya's total US births 2.7%

5 of 184 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeya?
184 babies have been named Zeya since 2002. It currently ranks #6541 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 25 births.
When was Zeya most popular?
Zeya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Zeya most popular?
The top states for the name Zeya are California (5 births).
How long has the name Zeya been used?
Zeya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zeya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zeynep, Zeynab, Zeyna, Zeyla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.