# Zendaya (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/zendaya/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Shona |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /zenˈdeɪ.ə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,873 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 3,873 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 305, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Derived from Shona Tendai (a female name).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 26 | 5,356 |
| 2012 | 120 | 1,732 |
| 2013 | 180 | 1,308 |
| 2014 | 307 | 886 |
| 2015 | 358 | 789 |
| 2016 | 304 | 913 |
| 2017 | 260 | 1,000 |
| 2018 | 242 | 1,062 |
| 2019 | 260 | 996 |
| 2020 | 264 | 966 |
| 2021 | 313 | 873 |
| 2022 | 430 | 680 |
| 2023 | 333 | 827 |
| 2024 | 281 | 943 |
| 2025 | 195 | 1,189 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | 4,838 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5,742 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3,252 |
| 2016 | 13 | 2,120 |
| 2017 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2018 | 18 | 1,649 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1,497 |
| 2020 | 24 | 1,313 |
| 2021 | 39 | 901 |
| 2022 | 51 | 718 |
| 2023 | 47 | 754 |
| 2024 | 36 | 980 |
| 2025 | 28 | 1,166 |

## People named Zendaya

- Zendaya, American actress and singer (born 1996)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.