Unisex name · since 1999
Zyah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 581 babies named Zyah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,751 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 581
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zyah is the #3751 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 581 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Zyah recorded 581 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #3751 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #10,769 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,751 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 581 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zyah ranks #10,769 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,751 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 581 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,751 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 581
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zyah's 581 recorded births place it above 85.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zyah compares
581 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
Zyah's all-time total is 55% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 581 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zyah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 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 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Zyah popularity over time - boys
49 total births recorded since 2015 (Zyah as boys' name)
Zyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (241 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Zyah's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Zyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
241 births
- 2020s
2020s
209 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 241 births (41% of all-time use).
How Zyah 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 Zyah's total volume
Zyah by state
Where Zyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
27 of 581 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Zyah's data
- Zyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (241 total births) through the 2020s (209) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zyahs (27 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zyah: 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 (~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 Zyah 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.