Given name & surname
Zaya
“a victorious woman”
Zaya is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “a victorious woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a victorious woman.”
Where it comes from
Zaya possibly comes from Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Possibly from Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian Зая.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zaya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,590
- 58 boys · 2,532 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 207 babies
- 2025
- 170
- #1,317 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 170 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,317 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (26). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,557 as a first name in 2020; 741 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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