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Zaya

Zaya holds the #1309 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 170 newborn girls in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2023 (#1164 nationally, 207 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1994. The name's biggest fan base is in Massachusetts (#519 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1309
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1164
in 2023 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
170
girls named Zaya

Zaya popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.007%0.010%0.014%18801900192019401960198020002020#1164 in 2023
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2023

Where Zaya is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025MI—New York: #1830 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1830Massachusetts: #519 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MA#519Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025CT—California: #1027 (26 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#1027Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Zaya in 2025HI—Texas: #1352 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1352Florida: #864 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#864
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Massachusetts (#519), Utah (#704), Florida (#864)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Zaya in the most recent year of SSA data.

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