How Many People Are Named Zamaya?
An estimated 710 people in the United States have the first name Zamaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Zamaya peaked in popularity in 2019 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zamaya 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 Zamaya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
710
About 1 in 482,753 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2019
55 births
Total Registered
716
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zamaya
Zamaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 716 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zamaya as a female name
Ranked #5,130 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (55 births)
Zamaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zamaya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 357 babies were registered. While Zamaya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zamaya by Decade
How has Zamaya 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.
Zamaya by State
Birth registrations for Zamaya span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in North Carolina, Maryland, Georgia. On average, about 20 Zamayas were registered per state.
Zamaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zamaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zamaya
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Zamaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zamaya?
We estimate approximately 710 people named Zamaya 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 482,753 Americans share this first name.
Is Zamaya a common name?
Zamaya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 716 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zamaya most popular?
Zamaya reached peak popularity in 2019, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zamaya is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zamaya a female name?
Zamaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zamaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zamaya Smith, Zamaya Johnson, Zamaya 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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