girl's name

Zenayah

zuh-NY-uh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 217

Zenayah is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2024, when 19 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 29,275 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2009.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Zenayah Over Time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Zenayah by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 3
2010s 16
2020s (to 2025) 87

How Popular Is Zenayah?

In 2025, Zenayah was given to 18 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Zenayah Is Used

England & Wales #1,639 18 in 2025
France #3,378 5 in 2025
Canada #3,409 5 in 2023
United States #7,889 13 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales leave out any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Zenayah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

How to Say Zenayah

  • English zuh-NY-uh

Sibling Names for Zenayah

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Zenayah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Zenayah

How popular is the name Zenayah?

In 2025, Zenayah was given to 18 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Zenayah a girl's or a boy's name?

Zenayah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Zenayah?

Zenayah has 3 syllables.

When was Zenayah most popular?

Zenayah peaked in 2024, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Zenayah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zenayah currently ranks #1,639 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.