Recorded 2012–2021 Girls' name Peak 2012 11 births

Zhiya — girls' name

11 babies named Zhiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s5
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Zhiya was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zhiya in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zhiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Zhiya between 2012 and 2021, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zhiya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zhiya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zhiya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zhiya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zhiya at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

11

Since 2012

10 years of records

Peak year

2012

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2012

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2021

Zhiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2012

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2012)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 20212012 6

Zhiya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6 births that decade — 55% of Zhiya's all-time total
2010s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zhiya?
11 babies have been named Zhiya since 2012. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2012 with 6 births.
When was Zhiya most popular?
Zhiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Zhiya been used?
Zhiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 10 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Zhiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zhia, Zhi, Zhianna, Zhiyi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.