How Many People Are Named Zaiah?
An estimated 380 people in the United States have the first name Zaiah. It is used for both genders, with 59.3% female. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Zaiah peaked in popularity in 2023 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaiah 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 Zaiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
380
About 1 in 901,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
59.3% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2023
35 births
Total Registered
383
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaiah
Zaiah is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (40.7%) and females (59.3%). Out of 383 total births registered, 156 were male and 227 were female.
Zaiah as a male name
Ranked #7,710 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (13 births)
Zaiah as a female name
Ranked #5,767 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (22 births)
Zaiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaiah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 158 babies were registered. Zaiah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zaiah by Decade
How has Zaiah 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.
Zaiah by State
Zaiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zaiah
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zaiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaiah?
We estimate approximately 380 people named Zaiah 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 901,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaiah a common name?
Zaiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 383 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaiah most popular?
Zaiah reached peak popularity in 2023, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaiah is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaiah a female name?
Zaiah is predominantly female. 59.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaiah Smith, Zaiah Johnson, Zaiah 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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