Zyah
The Story of Zyah
As a girl name
American parents first put Zyah on the record books as a girl name in 1999, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 39 Zyahs were born — ranking #3,789 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Zyahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,860 among girl names with 39 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 618 Zyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Zyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2015, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 6 births, good for #10,743 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 57% of all recorded Zyahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 49 Zyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zyah
Zyah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 618 births in the dataset. Zyah's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #3,789. Use the chart and map above to compare Zyah'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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