girls:
205 births since 2005
#5511 (4th percentile)
boys:
145 births since 2002
#4441 (3rd percentile)
overall:
350 births since 2002
#7389 (4th percentile)
The name Zaiah is the #7,389 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 350 recorded births since 2002. This represents the 4.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 4.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,511 (3.6% percentile) for all time with 205 births since 2005. For boys, it ranks #4,441 (3.1% percentile) for all time with 145 births since 2002.
Zaiah first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2002 (2002 for boys and 2005 for girls). Birth data for Zaiah is available in 21 out of the 22 years between 2002 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.
The name Zaiah has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (58.6% of all recorded births). In 2023, 62.9% of babies named Zaiah were girls. Interestingly, until around 2007, the name was more popular for boys (61.9% boys from 2002 to 2006), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (61.4% girls from 2007 to 2023).
For girls, Zaiah reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 1.8% percentile (ranked #930) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 13 births per million (ranked 1.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2014, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Zaiah is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #930 (1.8% percentile) with 13 births per million.
For boys, Zaiah reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.9% percentile (ranked #903) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 7 births per million (ranked 0.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2013, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Zaiah is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #903 (0.9% percentile) with 7 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Zaiah".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Zaiah. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 55.9% confident that Zaiah is pronounced as ZAI-uh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is ZAY-uh, at 29.4% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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