Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Ziyah

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #2,777 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,777
among girls · ↓219 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
62
named Ziyah · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,924
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
98 babies
All-time total
1,401
#6,110 all-time among girls
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Ziyah popularity over time

1,401 babies have been named Ziyah since 1999, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 10 – 10 1 – #9,473
2000s 266 7 273 27 +2630% #3,167
2010s 619 34 653 65 +139% #2,089
2020s (to 2025) 459 6 465 78 +19% #2,185

Where Ziyah 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 61 0.04 outside top 500
2027 60 0.04 outside top 500
2028 59 0.04 outside top 500
2029 59 0.04 outside top 500
2030 58 0.04 outside top 500

Where Ziyah is most popular

Girls named Ziyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.047 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Alabama, and Ohio.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ziyah 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
Texas 55 0.068 +46%
Alabama 6 0.064 +36%
Ohio 13 0.055 +17%
California 40 0.048 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -10%
Virginia 6 0.035 -25%
Georgia 6 0.026 -44%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -53%
Florida 7 0.016 -65%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Ziyah

Ziyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,777 in 2025 with 62 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 1,401 American babies have been named Ziyah. Its peak came in 2019, when 98 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Ziyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ziyah?

The median living Ziyah is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 1,400 people named Ziyah are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Ziyah 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 62 #2,777 – –
2024 70 #2,558 – –
2023 80 #2,313 – –
2022 83 #2,276 – –
2021 86 #2,185 6 #12,138
2020 78 #2,301 – –
2019 91 #2,089 7 #10,796
2018 71 #2,506 8 #9,667
2017 79 #2,337 8 #9,689
2016 81 #2,342 – –
2015 55 #3,089 – –
2014 40 #3,846 5 #14,069
2013 46 #3,464 6 #12,127
2012 52 #3,211 – –
2011 55 #3,091 – –
2010 49 #3,359 – –
2009 44 #3,675 7 #10,983
2008 32 #4,760 – –
2007 55 #3,167 – –
2006 42 #3,733 – –
2005 25 #5,264 – –
2004 14 #8,257 – –
2003 16 #7,205 – –
2002 16 #7,043 – –
2001 12 #8,752 – –
2000 10 #9,867 – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ziyah?

The median living Ziyah is about 8 years old. Half of all living Ziyahs are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Ziyah are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Ziyah are alive in the United States, based on 1,401 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ziyah in 2025?

Ziyah ranked #2,777 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 62 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ziyah?

1,401 babies have been named Ziyah in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ziyah most popular?

Ziyah peaked in 2019, when 98 newborns received the name.

Is Ziyah a boy or girl name?

Ziyah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ziyah rising or falling?

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

Will Ziyah become more popular?

Ziyah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 58 girls named Ziyah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Ziyah

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

Compare Ziyah with similar names → More names starting with Z →