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Ziyah

Girl

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

Ziyah 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 — 2667th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2667

62 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,401

First recorded 1999 · peak 2019

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: 10 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 25 babies2006: 42 babies2007: 55 babies2008: 32 babies2009: 51 babies2010: 49 babies20102011: 55 babies2012: 52 babies2013: 52 babies2014: 45 babies2015: 55 babies2016: 81 babies2017: 87 babies2018: 79 babies2019: 98 babies2020: 78 babies20202021: 92 babies2022: 83 babies2023: 80 babies2024: 70 babies2025: 62 babies
US babies named Ziyah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 98.

Gender split

3% boys · 97% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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Other names starting with Z