Zendaya
Girl name · #1189 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 195 baby girls were named Zendaya, placing it at #1189 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #786, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 9,231 girls born in 2025 was named Zendaya.
The 14-year story
Zendaya first appears in the Social Security records in 2011, when 26 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 430 babies and a rank of #678. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Zendaya per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zendaya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zendaya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zendaya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zendaya is most common
Geography matters for names, and Zendaya is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Zendaya is most common in GA (0.3 per 1,000), OH (0.2 per 1,000), FL (0.2 per 1,000), NY (0.2 per 1,000), CA (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Zendaya is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Zendaya
Statistically, parents drawn to Zendaya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zaya, Zalaya, Avaya, Araya, and Shanaya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zendaya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195 | #1186 |
| 2024 | 281 | #938 |
| 2023 | 333 | #827 |
| 2022 | 430 | #678 |
| 2021 | 313 | #871 |
| 2020 | 264 | #964 |
| 2019 | 260 | #994 |
| 2018 | 242 | #1057 |
| 2017 | 260 | #996 |
| 2016 | 304 | #911 |
| 2015 | 358 | #786 |
| 2014 | 307 | #886 |
| 2013 | 180 | #1301 |
| 2012 | 120 | #1719 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5207 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zendaya a popular girl name?
Zendaya ranked #1189 among girls in 2025 with 195 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #786.
When was the name Zendaya most popular?
Zendaya peaked in 2022, when 430 American girls received the name (ranked #678 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zendaya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 9,231 newborn American girls was named Zendaya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.