How Many People Are Named Zya?
An estimated 1,189 people in the United States have the first name Zya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Zya peaked in popularity in 2022 with 144 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zya 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 Zya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,189
About 1 in 288,271 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2022
144 births
Total Registered
1,199
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zya
Zya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,199 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zya as a female name
Ranked #1,629 in 2024
127 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (144 births)
Zya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 504 babies were registered. Zya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zya by Decade
How has Zya 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.
Zya by State
Birth registrations for Zya span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Michigan. On average, about 24 Zyas were registered per state.
Zya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zya
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zya?
We estimate approximately 1,189 people named Zya 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 288,271 Americans share this first name.
Is Zya a common name?
Zya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,199 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zya most popular?
Zya reached peak popularity in 2022, when 144 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zya is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zya a female name?
Zya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zya Smith, Zya Johnson, Zya 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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