How Many People Are Named Zaniah?
An estimated 1,712 people in the United States have the first name Zaniah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Zaniah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 130 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaniah 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 Zaniah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zaniah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,712
About 1 in 200,207 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2008
130 births
Total Registered
1,730
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaniah
Zaniah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,730 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaniah as a female name
Ranked #4,453 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (130 births)
Zaniah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaniah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 737 babies were registered. While Zaniah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zaniah by Decade
How has Zaniah 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.
Zaniah by State
Birth registrations for Zaniah span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, California. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Virginia, Ohio. On average, about 41 Zaniahs were registered per state.
Zaniah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaniah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zaniah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaniah?
We estimate approximately 1,712 people named Zaniah 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 200,207 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaniah a common name?
Zaniah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,730 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaniah most popular?
Zaniah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 130 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaniah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaniah a female name?
Zaniah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaniah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaniah Smith, Zaniah Johnson, Zaniah 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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