Is Zaya a boy or girl name?
Zaya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 157 girls and 0 boys were named Zaya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.6% of the 2,417 US babies named Zaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,420
- Babies named Zaya since 1994
- 2,417
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 207 babies
Boys and girls named Zaya, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,420 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,165 |
| 2022 | 5 | #14,302 | 187 | #1,283 |
| 2021 | 6 | #12,120 | 165 | #1,343 |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,539 | 155 | #1,417 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,440 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,803 | 162 | #1,389 |
| 2017 | 6 | #12,228 | 197 | #1,223 |
| 2016 | 6 | #12,158 | 182 | #1,318 |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,555 | 89 | #2,151 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,744 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,597 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,759 |
| 2011 | 5 | #14,332 | 37 | #4,069 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,813 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,374 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,704 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,376 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,262 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,962 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,437 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,949 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,701 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,215 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,413 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,804 | 8 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,745 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zaya reached #8,803 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #1,165 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zaya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.