Zay
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAY
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,582 for boys
Zay is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,582nd for boys in the US (31 babies).
Where does Zay come from?
Modern: short form of names such as Isaiah, Xavier or Zayden
Is Zay a girl's or a boy's name?
Zay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zay in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,582nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31 about 1 in 55,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the US were named Zay, making it the 3,582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Zay in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,582 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2,789 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,414 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
Names like Zay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayd, Zahir, Zamir, Khaza, Zayan, Zymir, Musa, Azaiah, Zayaan, Zayn, Saif, Hamza
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zay, updated 20 October 2026.