Girls' name · since 2018

Zhavia

Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 1,096 babies named Zhavia, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#7,045 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,971 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,096
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade

Zhavia currently ranks #3971 among girls' names in America, with 1,096 babies recorded since 2018.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zhavia has been recorded 1,096 times among girls since 2018, currently ranked #3971 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.

  • #7,045 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,971 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,096 born since 2018
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zhavia ranks #7,045 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,971 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,096 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.

#7,045 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,971 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,096
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%77%
Zhavia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Zhavia's 1,096 recorded births place it above 90.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

27 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Zhavia compares

1,096 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Zhavia's all-time total is 191% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Zhavia Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,096 376 567,345
Peak-year births 307 21 19,840

Zhavia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Zhavia splits its recorded history at 2022: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2025 (37 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 307 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Zhavia popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
307
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
0100200300400 20182019202020212022202320242025 37

Zhavia popularity over time - boys

7 total births recorded since 2018 (Zhavia as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 7 births
7 2018 7

Zhavia by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (568 births, 52% of the file).

2020s was Zhavia's strongest decade.

568 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Zhavia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 568 births (52% of all-time use).

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

How Zhavia 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 Zhavia's total volume

Zhavia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -31, 8.1%-77, 6.7%-72, 2.9%-111, 2.8%-24, 7.9%-52, 5.8%-82, 10.6%-28, 6.1%-96, 3.2%-23, 9.7%-30, 9.7%-78, 3.5%-14, 12.4%-146, 7.3%-31, 8.3%Zhavia-8, 28%Zhavia
Zhavia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Zhavia by state

Where Zhavia concentrates geographically, total births since 2018

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zhavia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
126 11.5%
#2 California
88 8.0%
#3 Florida
64 5.8%
#4 New York
53 4.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
43 3.9%
#6 North Carolina
30 2.7%
#7 Illinois
29 2.6%
#8 Arizona
23 2.1%
Texas share of Zhavia's total US births 11.5%
Even split

126 of 1,096 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Zhavia appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zhavia?
Since 2018, Social Security records show 1,096 babies named Zhavia. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #7,045 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,971 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 307 births.
Where does Zhavia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zhavia ranks #7,045 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,971 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zhavia most popular?
Zhavia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 568 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Zhavia most popular?
The top states for the name Zhavia are Texas (126 births), California (88 births), Florida (64 births).
How long has the name Zhavia been used?
The SSA has tracked Zhavia since 2018 -- 8 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zhavia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zhane, Zharia, Zhamira, Zhara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Zhavia's data

  • Texas records the most Zhavias (126 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 Zhavia: 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, 2018–2025 (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 Zhavia 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.