Recorded 1960–1975 Girls' name Peak 1970 70 births

Zonya — girls' name

70 babies named Zonya in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s471970s23
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Zonya was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

12 babies were named Zonya in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zonya

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Zonya between 1960 and 1975, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zonya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zonya performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zonya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zonya 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 70 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.

Zonya at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

70

Since 1960

16 years of records

Peak year

1970

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1960

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1975

Zonya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1960

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1970)
12
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
468101214 1975197419701969196819671965196319621960 6

Zonya by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
47 births that decade — 67% of Zonya's all-time total
1960s471970s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zonya?
70 babies have been named Zonya since 1960. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1970 with 12 births.
When was Zonya most popular?
Zonya was most popular in the 1960s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Zonya been used?
Zonya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 16 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Zonya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zona, Zonia, Zondra, Zonnie, 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, 1960–1975 (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.