Zaiya: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,776

among girls · ↑1,243 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Zaiya · +48% vs 2024

How common

1 in 40,182

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

45 babies

All-time total

564

#10,996 all-time among girls

First recorded

2001

in Social Security records

Zaiya popularity over time

564 babies have been named Zaiya since 2001, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1990s	–	–	–	–
2000s	61	6	–	#10,118
2010s	292	29	+379%	#3,695
2020s (to 2025)	211	35	+20%	#3,524

Where Zaiya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	41	0.03	outside top 500
2027	41	0.03	outside top 500
2028	42	0.03	outside top 500
2029	43	0.03	outside top 500
2030	43	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Zaiya

Zaiya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,776 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2001, 564 American babies have been named Zaiya. Its peak came in 2023, when 45 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zaiya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zaiya?

The median living Zaiya is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 600 people named Zaiya are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zaiya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	40	#3,776
2024	27	#5,019
2023	45	#3,524
2022	27	#5,021
2021	31	#4,504
2020	41	#3,673
2019	35	#4,160
2018	28	#4,884
2017	42	#3,695
2016	38	#3,993
2015	30	#4,721
2014	38	#3,999
2013	35	#4,238
2012	23	#5,887
2011	10	#11,166
2010	13	#9,215
2009	11	#10,659
2008	10	#11,588
2007	12	#10,118
2006	9	#12,403
2005	–	–
2004	7	#14,150
2003	5	#18,391
2002	–	–
2001	7	#13,492
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zaiya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zaiya?

The median living Zaiya is about 8 years old. Half of all living Zaiyas are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Zaiya are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Zaiya are alive in the United States, based on 564 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zaiya in 2025?

Zaiya ranked #3,776 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zaiya?

564 babies have been named Zaiya in the United States since 2001, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zaiya most popular?

Zaiya peaked in 2023, when 45 newborns received the name.

Is Zaiya a boy or girl name?

Zaiya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zaiya rising or falling?

Zaiya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zaiya become more popular?

Zaiya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 43 girls named Zaiya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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