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Ziya

Girl

Meaning of Ziya: Arabic: 'light or splendor'

Ziya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1836th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1302nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1836

105 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1302

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,896

First recorded 1999 · peak 2022

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: 11 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 29 babies2005: 35 babies2006: 36 babies2007: 37 babies2008: 55 babies2009: 47 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 43 babies2013: 53 babies2014: 43 babies2015: 61 babies2016: 101 babies2017: 128 babies2018: 140 babies2019: 142 babies2020: 116 babies20202021: 135 babies2022: 147 babies2023: 140 babies2024: 128 babies2025: 105 babies
US babies named Ziya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 147.

Gender split

4% boys · 96% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian girls' names

Other names starting with Z