How Many People Are Named Zahniya?
An estimated 81 people in the United States have the first name Zahniya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Zahniya peaked in popularity in 2006 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zahniya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zahniya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zahniya is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
81
About 1 in 4,231,535 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2006
11 births
Total Registered
82
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zahniya
Zahniya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 82 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zahniya as a female name
Ranked #16,171 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 2006 (11 births)
Zahniya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zahniya span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 45 babies were registered. Zahniya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zahniya by Decade
How has Zahniya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zahniya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zahniya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zahniya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zahniya?
We estimate approximately 81 people named Zahniya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,231,535 Americans share this first name.
Is Zahniya a common name?
Zahniya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 82 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zahniya most popular?
Zahniya reached peak popularity in 2006, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zahniya is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zahniya a female name?
Zahniya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zahniya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zahniya Smith, Zahniya Johnson, Zahniya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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