girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Zya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,910 Trend ↑ Rising 87%
Rank 2025
#1,910
among girls · ↓274 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
102
named Zya · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,758
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
144 babies
All-time total
1,301
#6,279 all-time among girls
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Zya popularity over time

1,301 babies have been named Zya since 1999, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Girls

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
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 14 1 – #7,238
2000s 249 25 +1679% #4,372
2010s 432 43 +73% #2,797
2020s (to 2025) 606 101 +134% #1,514

Where Zya 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 114 0.07 outside top 500
2027 126 0.08 outside top 500
2028 137 0.09 outside top 500
2029 147 0.09 outside top 500
2030 156 0.10 outside top 500

Where Zya is most popular

Girls named Zya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.066 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Zya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 42 0.098 +49%
California 65 0.077 +17%
Texas 61 0.076 +15%
Arizona 10 0.071 +8%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 ≈ national
Tennessee 7 0.044 -33%
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -36%
Ohio 10 0.042 -36%
New York 15 0.038 -43%
North Carolina 8 0.035 -47%
Illinois 7 0.031 -54%
Michigan 5 0.027 -58%
Georgia 5 0.022 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Zya

Zya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,910 in 2025 with 102 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 1,301 American babies have been named Zya. Its peak came in 2022, when 144 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 Zya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zya?

The median living Zya is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 1,300 people named Zya are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Zya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 102 #1,910
2024 127 #1,636
2023 84 #2,243
2022 144 #1,514
2021 78 #2,344
2020 71 #2,467
2019 47 #3,387
2018 52 #3,156
2017 50 #3,246
2016 62 #2,797
2015 55 #3,090
2014 37 #4,102
2013 34 #4,335
2012 34 #4,384
2011 27 #5,206
2010 34 #4,396
2009 34 #4,481
2008 31 #4,880
2007 35 #4,378
2006 29 #4,952
2005 32 #4,372
2004 22 #5,742
2003 15 #7,579
2002 12 #8,834
2001 12 #8,755
2000 27 #4,526
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Zya?

The median living Zya is about 6 years old. Half of all living Zyas are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Zya are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Zya are alive in the United States, based on 1,301 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zya in 2025?

Zya ranked #1,910 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 102 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zya?

1,301 babies have been named Zya in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zya most popular?

Zya peaked in 2022, when 144 newborns received the name.

Is Zya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Zya rising or falling?

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

Will Zya become more popular?

Zya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 156 girls named Zya 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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