Zerya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ZEHR-yah
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Zerya is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
Where does Zerya come from?
Probably Kurdish; etymology uncertain
Is Zerya a girl's or a boy's name?
Zerya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zerya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Zerya, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 7 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Zerya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
Names like Zerya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayla, Rosa, Ada, Mila, Luna, Alba, Aria, Thea, Ayra, Margot, Nora, Raya
Names related to Zerya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zerya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zerya, updated 20 October 2026.