Zarayah
Girl name · #5214 in 2025 · Uniqueness 72/100
Zarayah is currently the #5214 girl name in the United States — 25 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8008, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 girls born in 2025 was named Zarayah.
The 17-year story
Zarayah first appears in the Social Security records in 2008, when 9 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 25 babies and a rank of #5099. 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 Zarayah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Zarayah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Zarayah in class?
Zarayah scores 72 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 Zarayah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zarayah is most common
State-level data for Zarayah 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 Zarayah
Statistically, parents drawn to Zarayah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zuriyah, Milayah, Sorayah, Salayah, and Seriyah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zarayah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5099 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5799 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6922 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6707 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5955 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5850 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7025 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7100 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8299 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7230 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8008 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8053 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8135 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9711 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13347 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9790 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13704 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11599 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zarayah a popular girl name?
Zarayah ranked #5214 among girls in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8008.
When was the name Zarayah most popular?
Zarayah peaked in 2025, when 25 American girls received the name (ranked #5099 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zarayah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American girls was named Zarayah. It scores 72/100 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.