How Many People Are Named Zarayah?
An estimated 240 people in the United States have the first name Zarayah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Zarayah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zarayah 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 Zarayah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
240
About 1 in 1,428,143 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
21 births
Total Registered
242
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zarayah
Zarayah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 242 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zarayah as a female name
Ranked #5,936 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (21 births)
Zarayah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zarayah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 132 babies were registered. While Zarayah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zarayah by Decade
How has Zarayah 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.
Zarayah by State
Zarayah + Last Name Combinations
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Zarayah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zarayah?
We estimate approximately 240 people named Zarayah 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 1,428,143 Americans share this first name.
Is Zarayah a common name?
Zarayah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 242 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zarayah most popular?
Zarayah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zarayah is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zarayah a female name?
Zarayah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zarayah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zarayah Smith, Zarayah Johnson, Zarayah 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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