Zaya

Meaning: Not established
Origin: Modern coinage — In the style of Maya and Zara, also borne by Zaya Wade, daughter of the basketball player Dwyane Wade

Girl's name · #1317 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Zaya is climbing: on the charts since 1994, it is ranked #1317 in 2025, with about 170 girls given the name last year. Roughly 2,500 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#280 in Netherlands (2025) · #608 in Ireland (2025) · #632 in Scotland (2025) · #695 in Belgium (2025) · #787 in Switzerland (2025) · #856 in Canada (2025) · #1,110 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #2,307 in France (2025) · #2,809 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,720 in Austria (2025) · #23,807 in Italy (2024) and 1 more.

Famous Zayas

Zaya Wade — American model (born 2007)
Zaya Perysian — American TikToker, actress, and activist (born 2002)
Zaya Akins — American athlete (born 2005)

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Zaia (#2644), Zaya would rank around #1052 with about 240 births last year — the newborns split about 72/28 between Zaya and Zaia.

Similar names: Zaia · Lynlee · Zaina · Laya · Anderson · Naia

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