boy's name
Zay
- Gender Boy
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 314
Zay is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 46 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 106,952 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Zay over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 |
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 114 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 181 |
How popular is Zay?
In 2025, Zay was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zay is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zay
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zay also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zay over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zay
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zay
How popular is the name Zay?
In 2025, Zay was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zay a girl's or a boy's name?
Zay is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Zay most popular?
Zay peaked in 2024, when 46 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zay a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zay currently ranks #3,599 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.