Zaniyah
Zaniyah was the 835th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 327 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 705th with 399 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4 places. More babies were named Zaniyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it zuh-NYE-uh /zəˈnaɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #835 girls, down 106 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 327girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014399 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,428babies recorded
What does the name Zaniyah mean?
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)
Zaniyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #835 | 327 |
| 2020 | #729 | 379 |
| 2010 | #743 | 376 |
| 2000 | #4,645 | 26 |
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How popular is Zaniyah, counting every spelling?
Zaniyah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #711 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #835 for Zaniyah 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 Zaniyah?
327 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaniyah (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zaniyah 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 26 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaniyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaniyah?
About 7,400 people born in the US named Zaniyah are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Zaniyah 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.
Zaniyah by state
How common Zaniyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (2.3×), South Carolina (2.2×), Wisconsin (1.9×), Oklahoma (1.7×), Maryland (1.6×). In 18 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 Zaniyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zaniyah, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Zaniyah · Sibling names for Zaniyah
Questions about the name Zaniyah
How popular is the name Zaniyah?
Zaniyah was the 835th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 327 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 705th with 399 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4 places. More babies were named Zaniyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zaniyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zaniyah in the US.
Where is Zaniyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaniyah was most common in Mississippi (0.49 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Wisconsin.