Zaha

Popularity Trends

The name Zaha is the #7,657 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 82 recorded births since 2015. This represents the 1.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 1.0% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,634 (1.4% percentile) for all time with 82 births since 2015.

Zaha first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2015 (first recorded for girls in 2015). Birth data for Zaha is available in 7 out of the 9 years between 2015 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Zaha reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 1.2% percentile (ranked #929) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.2% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Zaha ranks #938 for girls (1.0% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 88.4% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Zaha".

2015 2023 20152023

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2020

First Recorded

2015

Peak Percentile

1.2%

Current Percentile

1.0%

Peak Rank

#929

Current Rank

#938

Female statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Zaha", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Zaha.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Zaha's popularity from 2012 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Zaha at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Zaha range from Leovani at 98.8% correlation to Xayah at 96.7% correlation, with an average correlation level of 97.5%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Hazley with 526 births (100% girls) and the least popular is Ahraya with 33 births (100% girls).

Zaha's share of births peaked at 9.1 births per million for girls in 2020. It reached its lowest point of 3.1 births per million (34% of peak) in 2015. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Zaha had 8 births per million, 88% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

98.78% (very strong)

98.68% (very strong)

97.72% (very strong)

97.54% (very strong)

526

97.50% (very strong)

Artorias

97.50% (very strong)

Ainoha

131

97.48% (very strong)

Ayomi

97.44% (very strong)

Lavie

97.43% (very strong)

Huxlee

311

96.95% (very strong)

Ahraya

96.75% (very strong)

Xayah

128

96.65% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Zaha

Our model has identified 5 different pronunciations for the name Zaha. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 36.4% confident that Zaha is pronounced as ZAH-hah, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is ZAH-huh, at 27.3% confidence, with 2 syllables.

36.4%

27.3%

18.2%

9.1%

9.1%

ZAH-hah (2 syllables)

36.4% confidence

Z AA1 HH AA0

ZAH-huh (2 syllables)

27.3% confidence

Z AA1 HH AH0

zuh-huh (2 syllables)

18.2% confidence

Z AH0 HH AH0

zah-hah (2 syllables)

9.1% confidence

Z AA0 HH AA0

ZUH-huh (2 syllables)

9.1% confidence

Z AH1 HH AH0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Zaha? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Zaha. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Zaha, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like Z AA1 HH AA0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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