How Many People Are Named Zendaya?
An estimated 3,648 people in the United States have the first name Zendaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Zendaya peaked in popularity in 2022 with 430 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zendaya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Zendaya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zendaya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,648
About 1 in 93,957 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2022
430 births
Total Registered
3,672
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zendaya
Zendaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,672 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zendaya as a female name
Ranked #942 in 2024
279 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (430 births)
Zendaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zendaya span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,056 babies were registered. While Zendaya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zendaya by Decade
How has Zendaya 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.
Zendaya by State
Birth registrations for Zendaya span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, California. The lowest are in Nebraska, South Dakota, Nevada. On average, about 77 Zendayas were registered per state.
Zendaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zendaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zendaya
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zendaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zendaya?
We estimate approximately 3,648 people named Zendaya 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 93,957 Americans share this first name.
Is Zendaya a common name?
Zendaya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,672 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zendaya most popular?
Zendaya reached peak popularity in 2022, when 430 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zendaya is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Zendaya was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Zendaya a female name?
Zendaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Zendaya have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Zendaya peaked in 2022, and the average living bearer is about 8 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Zendaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zendaya Smith, Zendaya Johnson, Zendaya 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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