Zia
Zia was the 1477th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 146 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1192nd with 200 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 176 places. More babies were named Zia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,477 girls, down 117 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 146girls
- Girls and boys
- 93% girls, 7% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024200 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,550babies recorded
Zia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,477 | #7,673 | 146 | 11 |
| 2020 | #1,360 | #8,061 | 161 | 10 |
| 2010 | #2,340 | #6,695 | 82 | 13 |
| 2000 | #2,816 | #9,106 | 52 | 7 |
| 1990 | #7,301 | #8,114 | 12 | 6 |
| 1980 | #12,158 | — | 5 | — |
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How popular is Zia, counting every spelling?
Zia is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,154 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,477 for Zia on its own. Together these spellings went to 188 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zia | 146 | #1,477 | 862 |
| Ziah | 42 | #3,644 | 249 |
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 Zia?
146 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zia (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zia 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 57 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zia?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Zia are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Zia 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.
Zia by state
How common Zia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (23.6×), Colorado (1.8×), Washington (1.8×), California (1.6×). In 31 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 Zia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zia
How popular is the name Zia?
Zia was the 1477th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 146 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1192nd with 200 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 176 places. More babies were named Zia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 93% girls, 7% boys given the name Zia in the US.
Where is Zia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zia was most common in New Mexico (2.51 per 1,000 girls), followed by District of Columbia and Colorado.