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“Variant of Tendai”
Girl's name · #1189 in the US (2025) · 2020s
The whole story of Zendaya fits in one generation — unrecorded before 2011, about 3,900 girls since, and a 2025 rank of #1189 (200 newborns last year). Zendaya became more widely used in the early 2010s as the actress and singer rose to fame, entering the US Top 1000 in 2014.
Around the world: about 1 in 2,400 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 5,600 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 9,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Scout · Selina · Malaya · Naya · Gaia · Melania
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