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Zaya

Girl

Meaning of Zaya: Mongolian: 'fate, destiny'

Zaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Mongolian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1272nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 869th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1272

170 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#869

42 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,590

First recorded 1994 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 16 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 19 babies2004: 21 babies2005: 25 babies2006: 26 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 26 babies2009: 27 babies2010: 41 babies20102011: 42 babies2012: 118 babies2013: 135 babies2014: 120 babies2015: 97 babies2016: 189 babies2017: 204 babies2018: 171 babies2019: 155 babies2020: 163 babies20202021: 172 babies2022: 192 babies2023: 207 babies2024: 157 babies2025: 170 babies
US babies named Zaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 207.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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