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Zia

Girl

Meaning of Zia: Arabic: 'light'

Zia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1350th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1097th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1350

157 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1097

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,550

First recorded 1976 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 22 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 36 babies2000: 59 babies20002001: 54 babies2002: 44 babies2003: 61 babies2004: 64 babies2005: 57 babies2006: 79 babies2007: 108 babies2008: 86 babies2009: 103 babies2010: 95 babies20102011: 125 babies2012: 145 babies2013: 151 babies2014: 135 babies2015: 144 babies2016: 152 babies2017: 130 babies2018: 156 babies2019: 210 babies2020: 171 babies20202021: 163 babies2022: 203 babies2023: 194 babies2024: 213 babies2025: 157 babies
US babies named Zia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 213.

Gender split

9% boys · 91% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian girls' names

Other names starting with Z