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Zayah

97% girls · 44 born in 2025

Zayah has been given to about 861 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 856
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zayah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 70
  • Born in 202544
  • All time861
  • England & Wales, 202514

How popular is Zayah?

Its best year was 2021, when 70 babies were given the name, ranking 2673rd. The typical living American called Zayah is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Zayah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sarah0.81
  2. Ayah0.85
  3. Zariyah0.80
  4. Zaniyah0.80
  5. Zariah0.79
  6. Saniyah0.77
  7. Sariyah0.77
  8. Samiyah0.77

Middle names for Zayah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zayah Iris0.77
  2. Zayah Opal0.77
  3. Zayah Ivy0.77
  4. Zayah Noelle0.77
  5. Zayah Belle0.77
  6. Zayah Alice0.75

Sibling names for Zayah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Westynbrother · 0.91
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.91
  3. Emilianasister · 0.91
  4. Seraphinasister · 0.91
  5. Matheobrother · 0.91
  6. Laylanisister · 0.90

Where Zayah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zayah Evans0.73
  2. Zayah Edwards0.73
  3. Zayah Anderson0.70
  4. Zayah Allen0.70
  5. Zayah Adams0.70
  6. Zayah Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Zayah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Zayah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.