US rank #1629 Girls' name Peak 2022 1,199 births

Zya — #1629 US girls' name

1,199 babies named Zya in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s2492010s4322020s504
#1629
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Zya was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

144 babies were named Zya in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,199 babies named Zya between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zya currently holds the #1629 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 144 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zya performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 504 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 105 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zya in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zya 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 1,199 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.

Zya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,199

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2022

144 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,629

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
144
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
050100150200 20242020201620122008200420001999 14

Zya by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
504 births that decade — 42% of Zya's all-time total
1990s142000s2492010s4322020s504

Zya by state

Where Zya concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
105 8.8%
#2 California
81 6.8%
#3 Florida
52 4.3%
#4 New York
19 1.6%
#5 Georgia
16 1.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
15 1.3%
#7 North Carolina
13 1.1%
#8 Illinois
12 1.0%
Texas share of Zya's total US births 8.8%
Even split

105 of 1,199 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Zya appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zya?
1,199 babies have been named Zya since 1999. It currently ranks #1629 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 144 births.
When was Zya most popular?
Zya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 504 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Zya most popular?
The top states for the name Zya are Texas (105 births), California (81 births), Florida (52 births).
How long has the name Zya been used?
Zya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zyana, Zyanna, Zyaire, Zyasia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.