Zavia
Zavia is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Zavia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zavia is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Zavia
The earliest SSA record of Zavia as a baby girl name dates back to 1990, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Zavia — #4,828 in the national rankings. About 51% of every Zavia on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zavia ranks #5,515 for baby girls with 23 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). All told, over 296 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Zavia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Zavia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Zavia
Zavia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 296 births in the dataset. Zavia's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #4,828. Use the chart and map above to compare Zavia'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.