Zay
#9,482 most common boys' name of all time · #23,992 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1918–2025
Rank among boys
#9,482
Rank overall
#23,992 of 105,966
First appeared
1918
Years on the list
18 of 146
All-time
308
Since 2016
249
Peak year
2024 #2,797
Best rank
#2,797 2024
Girls
Boys
peak 46/yr
Zay first appears in 1918. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 31 | 31 | #3,600 |
| 2024 | — | 46 | 46 | #2,797 |
| 2023 | — | 34 | 34 | #3,434 |
| 2022 | — | 37 | 37 | #3,234 |
| 2021 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2020 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,075 |
| 2019 | — | 28 | 28 | #3,813 |
| 2018 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,950 |
| 2017 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,843 |
| 2016 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,894 |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,270 |
| 2014 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,641 |
| 2013 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,918 |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,826 |
| 2011 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,068 |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,413 |
| 2006 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,719 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | 6 | — |