How Many People Are Named Zeya?
An estimated 183 people in the United States have the first name Zeya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Zeya peaked in popularity in 2021 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zeya 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 Zeya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
183
About 1 in 1,872,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2021
25 births
Total Registered
184
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zeya
Zeya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 184 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zeya as a female name
Ranked #6,609 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (25 births)
Zeya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zeya span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 97 babies were registered. Zeya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zeya by Decade
How has Zeya 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.
Zeya by State
Zeya + Last Name Combinations
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Zeya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zeya?
We estimate approximately 183 people named Zeya 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 1,872,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Zeya a common name?
Zeya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 184 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zeya most popular?
Zeya reached peak popularity in 2021, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zeya is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zeya a female name?
Zeya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zeya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zeya Smith, Zeya Johnson, Zeya 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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