Zayna
Zayna was the 1499th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 143 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 794 places. More babies were named Zayna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,499 girls, up 599 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 143girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,099babies recorded
Zayna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,499 | 143 |
| 2020 | #2,098 | 88 |
| 2010 | #3,121 | 54 |
| 2000 | #4,290 | 29 |
| 1990 | #12,950 | 6 |
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How popular is Zayna, counting every spelling?
Zayna is a spelling of Zaina, a name family that ranked #695 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,499 for Zayna on its own. Together these spellings went to 411 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaina | 170 | #1,316 | 718 |
| Zayna | 143 | #1,499 | 585 |
| Zeina | 74 | #2,436 | 316 |
| Zaynah | 15 | #7,480 | 100 |
| Zainah | 9 | #10,899 | 56 |
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 Zayna?
143 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zayna (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zayna 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 59 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zayna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zayna?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Zayna are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Zayna a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Zayna by state
How common Zayna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (2.3×), New Jersey (2.3×), New York (1.9×), Virginia (1.8×). In 37 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 Zayna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zayna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zayna
How popular is the name Zayna?
Zayna was the 1499th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 143 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 794 places. More babies were named Zayna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zayna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zayna in the US.
Where is Zayna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zayna was most common in Illinois (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New York.