Zayani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- zay-AH-nee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,237 for girls
Zayani is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,237th for girls in the US (24 babies).
Where does Zayani come from?
Modern: modern blend of Zay- and -ani
Is Zayani a girl's or a boy's name?
Zayani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zayani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,237th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 67,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Newly popular new in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the US were named Zayani, making it the 5,237th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 15,083rd. It first appears in the records in 2012.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most girls named Zayani of any year since it first appeared, in 2012.
Half of all the girls named Zayani in the US since 1880 were born between 2022 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zayani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #5,237 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
Names like Zayani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaliyah, Zhamira, Zaniyah, Zalayah, Zamiyah, Aziyah, Zaiya, Zahari, Naziyah, Zaniya, Jaziyah, Alaiyah
Names related to Zayani
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, “Zayani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zayani, updated 20 October 2026.