Recorded 2000–2023 Girls' name Peak 2022 32 births

Zorya — girls' name

32 babies named Zorya in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s62020s21
2020s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Zorya was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

8 babies were named Zorya in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zorya

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Zorya between 2000 and 2023, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zorya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zorya performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zorya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zorya 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 32 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.

Zorya at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

32

Since 2000

24 years of records

Peak year

2022

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2000

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zorya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2000

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2022)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 20232022202120192000 5

Zorya by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
21 births that decade — 66% of Zorya's all-time total
2000s52010s62020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zorya?
32 babies have been named Zorya since 2000. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2022 with 8 births.
When was Zorya most popular?
Zorya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Zorya been used?
Zorya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 24 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zorya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zora, Zoraida, Zori, Zoriah, 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, 2000–2023 (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.