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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Zay

Used in both girl and boy records

Zay appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Zay by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDZay as a girl’s nameUS records 1918–1918
#51785girl rank1918peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDZay as a boy’s nameUS records 2006–2024
#9670boy rank2024peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Zay in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19186 uses#429119181918–19181 listed years
Boy201927 uses#388720192006–202012 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.