Zaliyah
Zaliyah was the 1340th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 166 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,309 places. More babies were named Zaliyah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,340 girls, up 1,341 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 166girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025166 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,216babies recorded
Zaliyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #1,340 | 166 |
| 2020 | #2,681 | 63 |
| 2010 | #4,022 | 38 |
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How popular is Zaliyah, counting every spelling?
Zaliyah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,187 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,340 for Zaliyah on its own. Together these spellings went to 181 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaliyah | 166 | #1,340 | 490 |
| Zaliya | 6 | #14,903 | 35 |
| Zaaliyah | 9 | #10,896 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zaliyah?
166 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaliyah (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zaliyah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 51 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaliyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaliyah?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Zaliyah are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 14. That makes Zaliyah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zaliyah by state
How common Zaliyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.8×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Zaliyah
How popular is the name Zaliyah?
Zaliyah was the 1340th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 166 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,309 places. More babies were named Zaliyah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zaliyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zaliyah in the US.
Where is Zaliyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaliyah was most common in Georgia (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kansas and Texas.