girl's name
Zaya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,557
Ireland
#660
2025 births
Zaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 207 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,502 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Zaya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 37 |
| 2000s | 220 |
| 2010s | 1,272 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,061 |
How popular is Zaya?
In 2025, Zaya was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zaya 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 Zaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zaya
How popular is the name Zaya?
In 2025, Zaya was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zaya most popular?
Zaya peaked in 2023, when 207 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zaya currently ranks #660 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.