How Many People Are Named Zahniyah?
An estimated 57 people in the United States have the first name Zahniyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Zahniyah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zahniyah 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 Zahniyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zahniyah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
57
About 1 in 6,013,234 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2008
10 births
Total Registered
58
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zahniyah
Zahniyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 58 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zahniyah as a female name
Ranked #17,533 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2008 (10 births)
Zahniyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zahniyah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 31 babies were registered. Zahniyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zahniyah by Decade
How has Zahniyah 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.
Zahniyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zahniyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zahniyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zahniyah?
We estimate approximately 57 people named Zahniyah 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 6,013,234 Americans share this first name.
Is Zahniyah a common name?
Zahniyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 58 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zahniyah most popular?
Zahniyah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zahniyah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zahniyah a female name?
Zahniyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zahniyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zahniyah Smith, Zahniyah Johnson, Zahniyah 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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