How Many People Are Named Zavia?
An estimated 254 people in the United States have the first name Zavia. It is predominantly female (97.7%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Zavia peaked in popularity in 2021 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zavia 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 Zavia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
254
About 1 in 1,349,427 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.7% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2021
27 births
Total Registered
257
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zavia
Zavia is predominantly female (97.7%), though 6 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Zavia as a male name
Ranked #9,004 in 1996
6 male births in 1996
Peak: 1996 (6 births)
Zavia as a female name
Ranked #6,135 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (27 births)
Zavia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zavia span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 106 babies were registered. Zavia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zavia by Decade
How has Zavia 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.
Zavia by State
Zavia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zavia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zavia
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zavia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zavia?
We estimate approximately 254 people named Zavia 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 1,349,427 Americans share this first name.
Is Zavia a common name?
Zavia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 257 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zavia most popular?
Zavia reached peak popularity in 2021, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zavia is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zavia a female name?
Zavia is predominantly female. 97.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zavia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zavia Smith, Zavia Johnson, Zavia 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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