Zaria
Girl · ZAR-ee-a
Zaria is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,368th for girls in the UK (24 babies) and 943rd for girls in the US (274 babies).
What does Zaria mean?
Slavic zarya 'dawn', a Nigerian place name, or an elaboration of Zara
Zaria is a historic city in northern Nigeria, and in Russian the similar word zarya means dawn.
- Say it
- ZAR-ee-a
Is Zaria a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaria is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls in the UK and 274 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zaria in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,368among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were named Zaria, making it the 1,368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 24 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zaria in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,315th in England and Wales.
Zaria in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,527 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,599 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 15 | #2,015 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
How popular is Zaria in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #943among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 274about 1 in 5,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 274 girls in the US were named Zaria, making it the 943rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 859th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 568 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Zaria than any year since 1995.
Half of all the girls named Zaria in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zaria in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 274 | #943 |
| 2024 | 332 | #827 |
| 2023 | 371 | #757 |
| 2022 | 374 | #766 |
| 2021 | 295 | #910 |
| 2020 | 314 | #859 |
| 2019 | 375 | #751 |
| 2018 | 362 | #753 |
| 2017 | 358 | #772 |
| 2016 | 351 | #813 |
| 2015 | 319 | #872 |
| 2014 | 320 | #860 |
| 2013 | 332 | #812 |
| 2012 | 317 | #841 |
| 2011 | 364 | #757 |
| 2010 | 325 | #825 |
| 2009 | 358 | #792 |
| 2008 | 443 | #685 |
| 2007 | 415 | #701 |
| 2006 | 393 | #718 |
| 2005 | 378 | #723 |
| 2004 | 409 | #672 |
| 2003 | 410 | #646 |
| 2002 | 440 | #587 |
| 2001 | 512 | #522 |
| 2000 | 568 | #479 |
| 1999 | 351 | #654 |
| 1998 | 479 | #527 |
| 1997 | 341 | #648 |
| 1996 | 289 | #725 |
| 1995 | 62 | #2,150 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
Names like Zaria
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Zainab Aaliyah Amira Amaya Aria Hafsa Khadija Amara Ayah Hiba Syeda