How Many People Are Named Zayna?
An estimated 1,934 people in the United States have the first name Zayna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Zayna peaked in popularity in 2024 with 133 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zayna 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 Zayna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zayna is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,934
About 1 in 177,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
133 births
Total Registered
1,956
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zayna
Zayna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,956 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zayna as a female name
Ranked #1,585 in 2024
133 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (133 births)
Zayna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zayna span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 760 babies were registered. While Zayna is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zayna by Decade
How has Zayna 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.
Zayna by State
Birth registrations for Zayna span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Maryland, Arizona, Washington. On average, about 57 Zaynas were registered per state.
Zayna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zayna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zayna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zayna?
We estimate approximately 1,934 people named Zayna 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 177,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Zayna a common name?
Zayna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,956 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zayna most popular?
Zayna reached peak popularity in 2024, when 133 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zayna is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zayna a female name?
Zayna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zayna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zayna Smith, Zayna Johnson, Zayna 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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