Zaiya
Girl name · #3761 in 2025 · Uniqueness 76/100
Zaiya is currently the #3761 girl name in the United States — 40 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4584, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 45,000 girls born in 2025 was named Zaiya.
The 24-year story
Zaiya first appears in the Social Security records in 2001, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 45 babies and a rank of #3476. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Zaiya per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zaiya in class?
Zaiya scores 76 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Zaiya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zaiya is most common
State-level data for Zaiya is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Zaiya
Statistically, parents drawn to Zaiya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aziya, Aiya, Ziya, Raiya, and Malaiya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zaiya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3712 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4893 |
| 2023 | 45 | #3476 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4907 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4413 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3607 |
| 2019 | 35 | #4072 |
| 2018 | 28 | #4768 |
| 2017 | 42 | #3627 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3923 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4584 |
| 2014 | 38 | #3925 |
| 2013 | 35 | #4156 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5710 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10374 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8701 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10807 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9539 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11417 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15784 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zaiya a popular girl name?
Zaiya ranked #3761 among girls in 2025 with 40 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4584.
When was the name Zaiya most popular?
Zaiya peaked in 2023, when 45 American girls received the name (ranked #3476 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zaiya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 45,000 newborn American girls was named Zaiya. It scores 76/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.