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Zayah

Girl

Meaning of Zayah: American: 'modern creative name'

Zayah is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3387th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3387

44 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2000

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

861

First recorded 2001 · peak 2021

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: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 16 babies2009: 9 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 17 babies2012: 59 babies2013: 60 babies2014: 44 babies2015: 41 babies2016: 45 babies2017: 63 babies2018: 53 babies2019: 43 babies2020: 51 babies20202021: 70 babies2022: 51 babies2023: 53 babies2024: 61 babies2025: 44 babies
US babies named Zayah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 70.

Gender split

3% boys · 97% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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