Zanyia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- zan-EYE-a
- Origin
- Modern
Zanyia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Zanyia come from?
Modern: spelling of Zanyiah; elaboration of Zania with the -iyah ending
Meaning borrowed from Zanyiah.
Is Zanyia a girl's or a boy's name?
Zanyia is a girls' name.
How popular is Zanyia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Zanyia in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zanyia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
Names like Zanyia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah, Zaliyah, Zayla, Kaliyah, Zaniya, Zahara, Aaliyah, Zamira, Zariah, Jaliyah, Zariya, Aziyah
Names related to Zanyia
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Zanyia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zanyia, updated 20 October 2026.