Zyah
Girl name · #3751 in 2025 · Uniqueness 59/100
Zyah is currently the #3751 girl name in the United States — 40 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #7613, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 45,000 girls born in 2025 was named Zyah.
The 26-year story
Zyah first appears in the Social Security records in 1999, when 9 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 40 babies and a rank of #3712. 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 Zyah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Zyah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Zyah in class?
Zyah scores 59 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Zyah is most common
State-level data for Zyah is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Zyah
Statistically, parents drawn to Zyah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zayah, Ziyah, Zarayah, Zuriyah, and Ryah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zyah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3712 |
| 2024 | 36 | #4039 |
| 2023 | 36 | #4047 |
| 2022 | 34 | #4202 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3935 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4880 |
| 2019 | 33 | #4260 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3789 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4576 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5622 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7613 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6987 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6462 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6576 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5728 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5771 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6811 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5574 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8520 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8237 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10921 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9671 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12187 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8758 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zyah a popular girl name?
Zyah ranked #3751 among girls in 2025 with 40 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7613.
When was the name Zyah most popular?
Zyah peaked in 2025, when 40 American girls received the name (ranked #3712 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zyah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 45,000 newborn American girls was named Zyah. It scores 59/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.