Girls' name · since 1999
Ziya
1,828 babies named Ziya in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,939 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,828
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ziya currently ranks #1939 among girls' names in America, with 1,828 babies recorded since 1999.
Ziya has 1,828 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1939 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #4,997 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,939 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,828 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ziya ranks #4,997 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,939 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,828 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,939 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,828
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ziya's 1,828 recorded births place it above 93.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ziya compares
1,828 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Ziya's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ziya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,828 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 147 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ziya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ziya splits its recorded history at 2012: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (11 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 147 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ziya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 147
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Ziya popularity over time - boys
68 total births recorded since 2008 (Ziya as boys' name)
Ziya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (767 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Ziya's strongest decade.
767 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ziya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
309 births
- 2010s
2010s
767 births
- 2020s
2020s
741 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 767 births (42% of all-time use).
How Ziya 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 Ziya's total volume
Ziya by state
Where Ziya concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 196 | 10.7% |
| #2 | California | | 125 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 78 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 69 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 66 | 3.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 63 | 3.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 36 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 33 | 1.8% |
196 of 1,828 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Ziya appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- Ziya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (767 total births) through the 2020s (741) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ziyas (196 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 Ziya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Ziya 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.