Girls' name · since 2001

Zhanya

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Zhanya, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#54,465 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade

Zhanya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 2001.

Zhanya has 11 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2008.

  • #54,465 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 2001
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zhanya ranks #54,465 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.

#54,465 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Zhanya's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Zhanya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Zhanya's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Zhanya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 20012008 6

Zhanya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Zhanya's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Zhanya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zhanya?
Zhanya has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #54,465 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 6 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Zhanya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zhanya ranks #54,465 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zhanya most popular?
Zhanya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Zhanya been used?
The SSA has tracked Zhanya since 2001 -- 8 years through the most recent 2008 data.
What names are similar to Zhanya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zhane, Zhavia, Zharia, Zhamira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zhanya: 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, 2001–2008 (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 Zhanya 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.