Meaning of the nameZaya
- Female
- Za-ya
Zaya is a feminine name recorded almost entirely from 2020 onward, and the origin of the spelling in Brazil is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,176 people named Zaya, the 7,412th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 0, and the largest group was born in 2020 to 2022. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Zaya is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,176
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,412
- Median age
- 0 years
Zaya in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zaya, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (1,127 people).
1,139 women 37 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Zaya is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zaya in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 178 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 136 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 87 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 87 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 81 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 72 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 21 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zaya
The origin of the spelling Zaya in Brazil is uncertain. Wiktionary records Zaya as a surname, perhaps from Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian Зая, and Behind the Name lists it as a feminine name used in Mongolia, but no source links these uses to the name recorded in the country, so no meaning is given here. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,176 people named Zaya, almost all of them born from 2020 onward. It is almost always a female name. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Zaya · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Zaya · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Zaya
What does the name Zaya mean?
The meaning of Zaya is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Zaya in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,176 people with the first name Zaya, which ranks it number 7,412 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Zaya a boy's or a girl's name?
Zaya is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,139 women and 37 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zaya most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Zaya (136 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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