Ziyah
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- ZY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,751 for girls
Ziyah is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 2,751st for girls in the US (62 babies).
Where does Ziyah come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Zia or a Z- form of names ending in -iyah
Is Ziyah a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ziyah has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 6 boys in the UK and 62 girls in the US.
How popular is Ziyah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,856th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Ziyah, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 10 girls. 6 boys were also named Ziyah in 2025 (3,329th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Ziyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 29 girls in the UK were given Ziyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,058, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 60% of the babies named Ziyah in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Ziyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
How popular is Ziyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,751st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 62 about 1 in 26,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 62 girls in the US were named Ziyah, making it the 2,751st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,277th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 91 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Ziyah than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Ziyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 328 girls in the US were given Ziyah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #799, up from #2,751 for this spelling alone.
Ziyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #2,751 |
| 2024 | 70 | #2,533 |
| 2023 | 80 | #2,288 |
| 2022 | 83 | #2,253 |
| 2021 | 86 | #2,173 |
| 2020 | 78 | #2,277 |
| 2019 | 91 | #2,070 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,478 |
| 2017 | 79 | #2,320 |
| 2016 | 81 | #2,321 |
| 2015 | 55 | #3,059 |
| 2014 | 40 | #3,776 |
| 2013 | 46 | #3,402 |
| 2012 | 52 | #3,168 |
| 2011 | 55 | #3,050 |
| 2010 | 49 | #3,305 |
| 2009 | 44 | #3,618 |
| 2008 | 32 | #4,646 |
| 2007 | 55 | #3,125 |
| 2006 | 42 | #3,668 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
Names like Ziyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Zainab, Aaliyah, Ayah, Zaniyah, Nusaybah, Hafsa, Hiba, Ruqayyah, Sumayyah, Rahma, Aafiyah
Other spellings of Ziyah
Names related to Ziyah
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, “Ziyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ziyah, updated 20 October 2026.