girls:
730 births since 2001
#4986 (13th percentile)
boys:
26 births since 2008
#4560 (1st percentile)
overall:
756 births since 2001
#6983 (10th percentile)
The name Zayah is the #6,983 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 756 recorded births since 2001. This represents the 9.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 9.7% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,986 (12.7% percentile) for all time with 730 births since 2001. For boys, it ranks #4,560 (0.5% percentile) for all time with 26 births since 2008.
Zayah first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2001 (2001 for girls and 2008 for boys).
The name Zayah has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 96.6% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 90.6% of babies named Zayah were girls.
For girls, Zayah reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 6.4% percentile (ranked #876) with 36 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 36 births per million (ranked 6.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Zayah ranks #904 for girls (4.5% percentile) with 27 births per million, which is 75.6% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Zayah reached its peak popularity in 2010, achieving the 0.1% percentile (ranked #879) with 3 births per million. The name was most common in 2010, with 3 births per million (ranked 0.1% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Zayah ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 93.5% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Zayah".
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Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Zayah. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 71.1% confident that Zayah is pronounced as ZAY-uh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is ZAI-uh, at 13.2% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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