Unisex name · since 1998
Ziah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 917 babies named Ziah, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,625 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 917
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
917 babies have been named Ziah since 1998, making it today's #3625 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ziah has been recorded 917 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #3625 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #7,983 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,625 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 917 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ziah ranks #7,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,625 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 917 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,625 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 917
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ziah's 917 recorded births place it above 88.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ziah compares
917 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ziah's all-time total is 144% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ziah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 917 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ziah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ziah splits its recorded history at 2012: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ziah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Ziah popularity over time - boys
329 total births recorded since 2000 (Ziah as boys' name)
Ziah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (367 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Ziah's strongest decade.
367 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ziah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
244 births
- 2010s
2010s
367 births
- 2020s
2020s
285 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 367 births (40% of all-time use).
How Ziah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ziah's total volume
Ziah by state
Where Ziah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 66 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 36 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
66 of 917 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ziah's data
- Ziah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (367 total births) through the 2020s (285) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ziahs (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ziah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ziah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.