Is Zaiya a boy or girl name?

Zaiya is a girl’s name. Of the 564 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Zaiya

Recorded 2001–2025 · United States

Zaiya was most popular in 2023, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,046 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 564 people named Zaiya.

Zaiya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Zaiya’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zaiya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zaiya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 564 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org