Is Zarya a boy or girl name?

Zarya is a girl’s name. Of the 667 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Zarya

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Zarya was most popular in 2022, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,261 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 667 people named Zarya.

Zarya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Zarya’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zarya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zarya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 667 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