Girls' name · since 1960
Zonya
Zonya has 70 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 70
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Zonya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 70 have been recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Zonya recorded 70 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1975.
- #31,192 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 70 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zonya ranks #31,192 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #31,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 70
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Zonya's 70 recorded births place it above 56.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zonya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zonya's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zonya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1975
- Peak year (1970)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Zonya by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (47 births, 67% of the file).
1960s was Zonya's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Zonya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
47 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 47 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zonya's data
- Zonya's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 1970s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zonya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
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, 1960–1975 (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 Zonya 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.