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Zendaya

Zendaya holds the #1186 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 195 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #964 in 2020 to #1186 today. Its strongest year on record was 2022 (#678 nationally, 430 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 2011. The name's biggest fan base is in Massachusetts (#564 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1186
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#678
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
195
girls named Zendaya

Zendaya popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.014%0.021%0.028%18801900192019401960198020002020#678 in 2022
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2022

Where Zendaya is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025MI—New York: #1087 (13 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1087Massachusetts: #564 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MA#564Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025IA—Illinois: #1014 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1014Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: #801 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025CT—California: #1575 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1575Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1437 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1437South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025OK—Louisiana: #677 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#677Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025AL—Georgia: #796 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#796Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Zendaya in 2025HI—Texas: #2038 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2038Florida: #912 (17 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#912
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Massachusetts (#564), Louisiana (#677), South Carolina (#773)

Uniqueness score

54/ 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 Zendaya in the most recent year of SSA data.

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