Zaniya
Zaniya was the 2484th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1011th with 263 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 885 places. More babies were named Zaniya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zaniyah) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #2,484 girls, down 420 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 72girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007263 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,527babies recorded
What does the name Zaniya mean?
Zaniya is a spelling of Zaniyah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zaniyah's meaning and origin.
Zaniyah is a modern American girls' name, recorded from 1996. Wiktionary lists it as a given name without an etymology, and we found no dictionary that documents its origin. It shares the -iyah ending of many recent names such as Aaliyah and Saniyah, and it was most common in the mid-2010s; Zania and Zaniya are related spellings. We therefore do not give it a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented etymology.
Related names: Zania, Saniyah, Zaniya.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zaniyah' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Zaniya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,484 | 72 |
| 2020 | #2,064 | 90 |
| 2010 | #1,109 | 223 |
| 2000 | #3,120 | 45 |
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How popular is Zaniya, counting every spelling?
Zaniya is a spelling of Zaniyah, a name family that ranked #711 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,484 for Zaniya on its own. Together these spellings went to 399 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaniyah | 327 | #835 | 1,712 |
| Zaniya | 72 | #2,484 | 365 |
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 Zaniya?
72 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaniya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zaniya 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 116 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaniya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaniya?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Zaniya are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 11 and 20. That makes Zaniya mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Zaniya by state
How common Zaniya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 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
These names rose and fell in step with Zaniya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zaniya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zaniya
How popular is the name Zaniya?
Zaniya was the 2484th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1011th with 263 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 885 places. More babies were named Zaniya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Zaniya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zaniya in the US.
Where is Zaniya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaniya was most common in North Carolina (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Louisiana.