Zaiah
The Story of Zaiah
As a girl name
Zaiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2005, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 24 Zaiahs were born — ranking #5,351 that year. As of 2026, Zaiah ranks #5,351 for girls with 24 births, rising sharply (+60% over the past five years). In total, more than 274 Zaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Zaiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2002, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 13 Zaiahs were born — ranking #6,335 that year. As of 2026, Zaiah ranks #6,500 for boys with 13 births, rising sharply (+15% over the past five years). In total, more than 181 Zaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zaiah
Zaiah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 274 births in the dataset. Zaiah's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #5,351. Use the chart and map above to compare Zaiah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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