Ziyah
Ziyah was the 2777th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2089th with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 312 places. More babies were named Ziyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,777 girls, down 476 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 62girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201991 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,401babies recorded
Ziyah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 47 since 2009.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,777 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,301 | 78 |
| 2010 | #3,359 | 49 |
| 2000 | #9,867 | 10 |
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How popular is Ziyah, counting every spelling?
Ziyah is a spelling of Ziya, a name family that ranked #1,277 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,777 for Ziyah on its own. Together these spellings went to 162 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziya | 100 | #1,941 | 630 |
| Ziyah | 62 | #2,777 | 381 |
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 Ziyah?
62 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ziyah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ziyah 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 135 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ziyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ziyah?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Ziyah are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Ziyah 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.
Ziyah by state
How common Ziyah 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 Ziyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ziyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ziyah
How popular is the name Ziyah?
Ziyah was the 2777th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2089th with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 312 places. More babies were named Ziyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ziyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ziyah in the US.
Where is Ziyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ziyah was most common in Texas (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Ohio.