Is Zendaya a boy or girl name?
Zendaya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 279 girls and 0 boys were named Zendaya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,672 US babies named Zendaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #942
- Babies named Zendaya since 2011
- 3,672
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 430 babies
Boys and girls named Zendaya, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 279 | #942 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 330 | #833 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 430 | #679 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 313 | #873 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 264 | #965 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 260 | #995 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 241 | #1,063 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 260 | #1,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 304 | #913 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 358 | #788 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 307 | #886 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,307 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,732 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,356 |
Highest rank
Zendaya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #679 in 2022. 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 Zendaya
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.