Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Ziya

Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #1,941 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,941
among girls · ↓244 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
105
named Ziya · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,073
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
147 babies
All-time total
1,896
#4,997 all-time among girls
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Ziya popularity over time

1,896 babies have been named Ziya since 1999, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 11 – 11 1 – #8,800
2000s 309 10 319 32 +2800% #3,376
2010s 767 28 795 80 +149% #1,596
2020s (to 2025) 741 30 771 129 +62% #1,489

Where Ziya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 99 0.06 outside top 500
2027 98 0.06 outside top 500
2028 97 0.06 outside top 500
2029 96 0.06 outside top 500
2030 96 0.06 outside top 500

Where Ziya is most popular

Girls named Ziya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.078 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Maryland, and Illinois.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ziya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 36 0.158 +104%
Maryland 16 0.151 +94%
Illinois 25 0.109 +41%
North Carolina 22 0.097 +24%
Texas 72 0.090 +15%
New York 34 0.086 +11%
California 60 0.071 -8%
New Jersey 12 0.066 -14%
Michigan 11 0.060 -22%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -26%
Florida 24 0.056 -28%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -35%
Missouri 5 0.041 -47%
Arizona 5 0.036 -54%
Ohio 7 0.030 -62%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ziya

Ziya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,941 in 2025 with 100 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 1,896 American babies have been named Ziya. Its peak came in 2022, when 147 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ziya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ziya?

The median living Ziya is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 1,900 people named Ziya are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ziya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 100 #1,941 5 #13,917
2024 121 #1,697 7 #10,927
2023 135 #1,577 5 #14,197
2022 147 #1,489 – –
2021 127 #1,651 8 #9,706
2020 111 #1,790 5 #14,044
2019 134 #1,596 8 #9,747
2018 132 #1,622 8 #9,666
2017 128 #1,685 – –
2016 96 #2,067 5 #14,202
2015 54 #3,127 7 #10,636
2014 43 #3,650 – –
2013 53 #3,122 – –
2012 43 #3,707 – –
2011 40 #3,839 – –
2010 44 #3,621 – –
2009 42 #3,799 5 #14,527
2008 50 #3,376 5 #14,608
2007 37 #4,212 – –
2006 36 #4,164 – –
2005 35 #4,116 – –
2004 29 #4,706 – –
2003 18 #6,575 – –
2002 25 #4,904 – –
2001 20 #5,820 – –
2000 17 #6,483 – –
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Famous people named Ziya

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ziya Gökalp Ziya Gökalp Turkish writer and journalist (1876–1924) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ziya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ziya?

The median living Ziya is about 7 years old. Half of all living Ziyas are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Ziya are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Ziya are alive in the United States, based on 1,896 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ziya in 2025?

Ziya ranked #1,941 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 100 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ziya?

1,896 babies have been named Ziya in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ziya most popular?

Ziya peaked in 2022, when 147 newborns received the name.

Is Ziya a boy or girl name?

Ziya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ziya rising or falling?

Ziya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ziya become more popular?

Ziya looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 96 girls named Ziya in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ziya?

Well-known people named Ziya include Ziya Gökalp (sociologist).

Names like Ziya

Names that sound and feel close to Ziya: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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