Zaniah
Zaniah was the 4170th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1716th with 130 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,486 places. More babies were named Zaniah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,170 girls, down 1,512 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008130 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,766babies recorded
Zaniah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,170 | 35 |
| 2020 | #2,658 | 64 |
| 2010 | #2,076 | 96 |
| 2000 | #7,576 | 14 |
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How popular is Zaniah, counting every spelling?
Zaniah is the most common spelling of a name family that had 56 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 56 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaniah | 35 | #4,170 | 222 |
| Zania | 21 | #5,913 | 93 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zaniah?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaniah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zaniah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaniah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaniah?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Zaniah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 19. That makes Zaniah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zaniah by state
How common Zaniah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zaniah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zaniah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zaniah
How popular is the name Zaniah?
Zaniah was the 4170th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1716th with 130 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,486 places. More babies were named Zaniah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zaniah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zaniah in the US.
Where is Zaniah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaniah was most common in Florida (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Texas.