Zaya
Zaya is a village in Dryanovo Municipality, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
Meaning & Origin of Zaya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zaya is a village in Dryanovo Municipality, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.
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The Story of Zaya
Zaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 207 Zayas were born — ranking #1,164 that year. As of 2026, Zaya ranks #1,275 for baby girls with 180 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 3K Zayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zaya
Zaya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Zaya's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,164. Use the chart and map above to compare Zaya'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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