Girls' name · since 1970
Zoraya
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 573 babies named Zoraya, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,901 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 573
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
573 babies have been named Zoraya since 1970, making it today's #4901 girls' name.
Zoraya has 573 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4901 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #10,865 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,901 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 573 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoraya ranks #10,865 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,901 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 573 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,901 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 573
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zoraya's 573 recorded births place it above 84.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zoraya compares
573 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Zoraya's all-time total is 52% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zoraya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 573 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zoraya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zoraya's full recorded timeline at 2004, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zoraya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Zoraya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (170 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Zoraya's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Zoraya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
170 births
- 2020s
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 170 births (30% of all-time use).
How Zoraya 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 Zoraya's total volume
Zoraya by state
Where Zoraya concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 56 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 4.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 9 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
56 of 573 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Zoraya's data
- Zoraya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (170 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zorayas (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zoraya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Zoraya 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.