Feminine dossier · first seen 1996
Zaniya
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2007
Peak era
2007
Peak births
263
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Zaniya
How many people are named Zaniya?
An estimated 3,487 living Americans are named Zaniya.
How rare is Zaniya?
Zaniya is uncommon among babies today, with 72 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 72.6% from its 2007 peak.
How old is the typical Zaniya?
The median age of a living American named Zaniya is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 20 years old.
Is Zaniya still popular?
Not especially. Zaniya has been declining since its 2007 peak and registered 72 births in 2025.
Where is Zaniya most common?
Zaniya has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 4.8× more often than the national baseline.
1996Peak 20072025
Peak year
2007
Decline from peak
72.6%
2025
72
All-time
3,527
Where it lives now
Zaniya is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 4.8× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in North Carolina and Georgia.
States where Zaniya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.