UK girl's name
Zayba
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2018. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Zayba is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Zayba popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4684, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 7 births.
This profile covers 70 England and Wales registrations across 16 recorded years from 1999 to 2018. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 57% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 70 living people in the UK are called Zayba. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2019 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Zayba ranked #4684 for girls in England and Wales in 2018, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 7 girls were registered as Zayba.
- • About 70 living people in the UK are estimated to have Zayba as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4684
2018
Births in 2018
4
Latest year
Peak year
2003
7 births
Estimated living
70
2026
Popularity
Zayba over time
The chart below shows babies named Zayba registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 to 2018. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Zayba, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2018, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zayba by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Zayba was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4710 | 34 | 8 |
| 2000s | #3727 | 33 | 7 |
| 1990s | #3900 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Zayba
- Zoe 23,808
- Zara 19,377
- Zainab 9,407
- Zahra 8,438
- Zoya 4,523
- Zuzanna 4,231
- Zaynab 3,722
- Zofia 2,773
- Zaynah 1,472
- Zaina 1,376
- Zoey 1,262
- Zarah 1,167
FAQ
Zayba: questions and answers
How popular is the name Zayba in the UK right now?
In 2018, Zayba was ranked #4684 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Zayba most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 7 babies registered as Zayba in England and Wales.
How many people are called Zayba in the UK?
A total of 70 babies have been registered as Zayba across the 16 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.