Zaniyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- za-NYE-a
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,570 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #833 for girls
Zaniyah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 833rd for girls in the US (327 babies).
Where does Zaniyah come from?
Modern: modern American coinage
More on Wiktionary.
Is Zaniyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaniyah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the UK and 327 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zaniyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 110% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Zaniyah, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,407th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 27 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zaniyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales.
Zaniyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,881 |
| 2023 | 27 | #1,285 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,491 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
How popular is Zaniyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #833among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 327about 1 in 4,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 327 girls in the US were named Zaniyah, making it the 833rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 729th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 399 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Zaniyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zaniyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 327 | #833 |
| 2024 | 324 | #836 |
| 2023 | 384 | #731 |
| 2022 | 346 | #810 |
| 2021 | 331 | #834 |
| 2020 | 379 | #729 |
| 2019 | 329 | #826 |
| 2018 | 337 | #807 |
| 2017 | 337 | #810 |
| 2016 | 321 | #874 |
| 2015 | 338 | #829 |
| 2014 | 399 | #705 |
| 2013 | 347 | #784 |
| 2012 | 330 | #811 |
| 2011 | 377 | #732 |
| 2010 | 376 | #743 |
| 2009 | 394 | #734 |
| 2008 | 317 | #880 |
| 2007 | 291 | #929 |
| 2006 | 246 | #1,042 |
| 2005 | 174 | #1,281 |
| 2004 | 123 | #1,592 |
| 2003 | 101 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 75 | #2,196 |
| 2001 | 55 | #2,696 |
| 2000 | 26 | #4,522 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Zaniyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Zainab Safa Nusaybah Ayah Sumayyah Ruqayyah Aafiyah Kaliyah Hafsa Abeeha Safiya
Names related to Zaniyah
Zayna Zaynah Zaina Zenayah Zeniyah Zainah Saniyah Zanayah Zaniya Zaniah Shaniyah Zyanya
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zaniyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zaniyah, updated 20 October 2026.