Zaliyah
Girl · zuh-LEE-uh · Modern
Zaliyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 1,339th for girls in the US (166 babies).
Where does Zaliyah come from?
Modern: blend of Z- with Aaliyah
- Say it
- zuh-LEE-uh
Is Zaliyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaliyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 166 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zaliyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Zaliyah, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 5 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Zaliyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
How popular is Zaliyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,339among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 166about 1 in 9,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 83% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 166 girls in the US were named Zaliyah, making it the 1,339th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,659th. It first appears in the records in 2001.
2025 had the most girls named Zaliyah of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Zaliyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 216 girls in the US were given Zaliyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,011, up from #1,339 for this spelling alone.
Zaliyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 166 | #1,339 |
| 2024 | 86 | #2,203 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,674 |
| 2022 | 82 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 91 | #2,085 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2,659 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,962 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,961 |
| 2017 | 49 | #3,247 |
| 2016 | 55 | #3,010 |
| 2015 | 43 | #3,595 |
| 2014 | 47 | #3,367 |
| 2013 | 54 | #3,041 |
| 2012 | 48 | #3,363 |
| 2011 | 54 | #3,091 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,960 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4,369 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5,140 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
Names like Zaliyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Nusaybah Zaniyah Safa Zainab Ruqayyah Sumayyah Aafiyah Ayah Abeeha Kaliyah Hafsa
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