NameTides

Zaya

Zaya was the #1,309 girls' name in the US in 2025 (170 babies), and #1,110 in England & Wales and #856 in Canada.

Zaya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Zaya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Zaya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,309 (170)#1,110 (30)#632 (4)#608 (5)#856 (33)
2024#1,420 (157)#869 (42)—#556 (6)#794 (37)
2023#1,164 (207)#647 (56)——#684 (41)
2022#1,279 (187)#746 (49)—#634 (5)#1,056 (24)
2021#1,337 (166)#1,128 (30)——#925 (30)
2020#1,412 (155)#1,449 (21)—#834 (3)#1,153 (21)
2019#1,436 (155)#1,782 (16)——#1,533 (15)
2018#1,386 (162)#2,187 (12)——#1,122 (22)
2017#1,210 (198)#1,733 (17)——#1,123 (22)
2016#1,307 (183)#2,547 (10)——#1,280 (19)
2015#2,138 (89)#3,615 (6)——#2,179 (9)
2014#1,736 (120)#3,514 (6)——#2,026 (10)
2013#1,587 (135)#4,050 (5)——#2,376 (8)
2012#1,744 (118)#4,171 (5)——#2,338 (8)
2011#3,999 (37)———#2,899 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,164.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1994.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,400 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,400uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Zaya is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,300 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Zaya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: #519MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,027CAUtah: #704UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,352TXFlorida: #864FL
Zaya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#41112
Ontario2024#93212

Zaya (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ZayaCanadaGirls#85633
ZayaCanadaBoys—too few
ZayaEngland & WalesGirls#1,11030
ZayaIrelandGirls#6085
ZayaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ZayaScotlandGirls#6324
ZayaUSGirls#1,309170
ZayaUSBoys—too few