Zuriyah
Girl name · #3967 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
Zuriyah is currently the #3967 girl name in the United States — 37 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #7266, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 48,649 girls born in 2025 was named Zuriyah.
The 17-year story
Zuriyah first appears in the Social Security records in 2008, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 37 babies and a rank of #3903. 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.
Babies named Zuriyah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zuriyah in class?
Zuriyah scores 46 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Zuriyah is most common
State-level data for Zuriyah is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Zuriyah
Statistically, parents drawn to Zuriyah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zarayah, Zalayah, Calayah, Analayah, and Neriyah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zuriyah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3903 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4473 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4363 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5172 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4964 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6325 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7342 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8146 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9341 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10859 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7266 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10235 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11181 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16992 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17294 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zuriyah a popular girl name?
Zuriyah ranked #3967 among girls in 2025 with 37 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7266.
When was the name Zuriyah most popular?
Zuriyah peaked in 2025, when 37 American girls received the name (ranked #3903 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zuriyah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 48,649 newborn American girls was named Zuriyah. It scores 46/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.