Girls' name · since 1999
Zya
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 1,301 babies named Zya, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,907 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,301
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zya currently ranks #1907 among girls' names in America, with 1,301 babies recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zya has been recorded 1,301 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #1907 nationally and more common than 89% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #6,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,907 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,301 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zya ranks #6,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,907 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,301 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,907 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,301
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zya's 1,301 recorded births place it above 91.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zya compares
1,301 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Zya's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,301 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 144 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zya splits its recorded history at 2012: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (12 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 144 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 144
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Zya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (606 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Zya's strongest decade.
606 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Zya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
249 births
- 2010s
2010s
432 births
- 2020s
2020s
606 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 606 births (47% of all-time use).
How Zya 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 Zya's total volume
Zya by state
Where Zya concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 115 | 8.8% |
| #2 | California | | 96 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 62 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.9% |
115 of 1,301 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Zya appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Zyas (115 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 Zya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Zya 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.