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Zaiya

Girl

Meaning of Zaiya: Arabic: 'light' or 'splendor'

Zaiya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3618th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3618

40 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

564

First recorded 2001 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 10 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 13 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 35 babies2014: 38 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 38 babies2017: 42 babies2018: 28 babies2019: 35 babies2020: 41 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 27 babies2023: 45 babies2024: 27 babies2025: 40 babies
US babies named Zaiya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 45.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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