How Many People Are Named Zayra?
An estimated 1,618 people in the United States have the first name Zayra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Zayra peaked in popularity in 2004 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zayra 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 Zayra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,618
About 1 in 211,838 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2004
82 births
Total Registered
1,644
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zayra
Zayra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,644 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zayra as a female name
Ranked #3,501 in 2024
45 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (82 births)
Zayra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zayra span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 616 babies were registered. While Zayra is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zayra by Decade
How has Zayra 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.
Zayra by State
Birth registrations for Zayra span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in New York, Colorado, Georgia. On average, about 113 Zayras were registered per state.
Zayra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zayra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zayra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zayra?
We estimate approximately 1,618 people named Zayra 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 211,838 Americans share this first name.
Is Zayra a common name?
Zayra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,644 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zayra most popular?
Zayra reached peak popularity in 2004, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zayra is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zayra a female name?
Zayra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zayra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zayra Smith, Zayra Johnson, Zayra 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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