Ziya
Girl name · #1939 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 100 baby girls were named Ziya, placing it at #1939 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3092, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 18,000 girls born in 2025 was named Ziya.
Babies named Ziya per year. Source: SSA.
The 26-year story
Ziya first appears in the Social Security records in 1999, when 11 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 147 babies and a rank of #1486. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Ziya against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Ziya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Ziya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Ziya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Ziya is most common
State-level data for Ziya is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Ziya
Statistically, parents drawn to Ziya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zaiya, Liya, Zya, Raiya, and Asiya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Ziya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | #1927 |
| 2024 | 121 | #1681 |
| 2023 | 135 | #1569 |
| 2022 | 147 | #1486 |
| 2021 | 127 | #1641 |
| 2020 | 111 | #1781 |
| 2019 | 134 | #1585 |
| 2018 | 132 | #1616 |
| 2017 | 128 | #1677 |
| 2016 | 96 | #2054 |
| 2015 | 54 | #3092 |
| 2014 | 43 | #3585 |
| 2013 | 53 | #3076 |
| 2012 | 43 | #3644 |
| 2011 | 40 | #3781 |
| 2010 | 44 | #3572 |
| 2009 | 42 | #3737 |
| 2008 | 50 | #3316 |
| 2007 | 37 | #4131 |
| 2006 | 36 | #4073 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4029 |
| 2004 | 29 | #4601 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6299 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4767 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5570 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ziya a popular girl name?
Ziya ranked #1939 among girls in 2025 with 100 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3092.
When was the name Ziya most popular?
Ziya peaked in 2022, when 147 American girls received the name (ranked #1486 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Ziya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 18,000 newborn American girls was named Ziya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.