Zayah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,516

among girls · ↓720 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Zayah · -28% vs 2024

How common

1 in 36,529

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2021

70 babies

All-time total

861

#8,503 all-time among girls

First recorded

2001

in Social Security records

Zayah popularity over time

861 babies have been named Zayah 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

GirlsBoys

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	Boys	Total	Per year	Change	Best rank
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2000s	83	5	88	9	–	#9,000
2010s	432	11	443	44	+403%	#2,742
2020s (to 2025)	320	10	330	55	+24%	#2,673

Where Zayah 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	44	0.03	outside top 500
2027	45	0.03	outside top 500
2028	45	0.03	outside top 500
2029	45	0.03	outside top 500
2030	45	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Zayah

Zayah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,516 in 2025 with 44 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2001, 861 American babies have been named Zayah. Its peak came in 2021, when 70 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 Zayah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zayah?

The median living Zayah is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 900 people named Zayah 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.

Zayah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank	Boys	Boys rank
2025	44	#3,516	–	–
2024	61	#2,796	–	–
2023	48	#3,385	5	#14,179
2022	51	#3,218	–	–
2021	65	#2,673	5	#14,063
2020	51	#3,139	–	–
2019	43	#3,610	–	–
2018	53	#3,106	–	–
2017	63	#2,742	–	–
2016	45	#3,522	–	–
2015	41	#3,765	–	–
2014	44	#3,582	–	–
2013	55	#3,040	5	#14,039
2012	59	#2,933	–	–
2011	17	#7,426	–	–
2010	12	#9,778	6	#12,208
2009	9	#12,415	–	–
2008	11	#10,799	5	#14,591
2007	14	#9,000	–	–
2006	11	#10,602	–	–
2005	9	#11,821	–	–
2004	5	#18,802	–	–
2003	5	#18,404	–	–
2002	9	#11,102	–	–
2001	10	#10,096	–	–
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Zayah?

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

How many people named Zayah are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Zayah are alive in the United States, based on 861 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zayah in 2025?

Zayah ranked #3,516 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 44 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zayah?

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

When was the name Zayah most popular?

Zayah peaked in 2021, when 70 newborns received the name.

Is Zayah a boy or girl name?

Zayah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zayah rising or falling?

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

Will Zayah become more popular?

Zayah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 45 girls named Zayah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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