US rank #2547 Girls' name Peak 2019 1,292 births

Ziyah — #2547 US girls' name

1,292 babies named Ziyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s2662010s6192020s397
#2547
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Ziyah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

91 babies were named Ziyah in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ziyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,292 babies named Ziyah between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ziyah currently holds the #2547 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 91 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ziyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 619 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ziyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ziyah in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ziyah 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 1,292 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.

Ziyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,292

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2019

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,547

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ziyah popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
91
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200420001999 10

Ziyah popularity over time — boys

47 total births recorded since 2009 (Ziyah as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 47 births
456789 2021201920182017201420132009 7

Ziyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
619 births that decade — 48% of Ziyah's all-time total
1990s102000s2662010s6192020s397

Ziyah by state

Where Ziyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ziyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
122 9.4%
#2 Georgia
62 4.8%
#3 California
61 4.7%
#4 Florida
42 3.3%
#5 North Carolina
15 1.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
15 1.2%
#7 Ohio
13 1.0%
#8 Louisiana
12 0.9%
Texas share of Ziyah's total US births 9.4%
Even split

122 of 1,292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Ziyah appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ziyah?
1,292 babies have been named Ziyah since 1999. It currently ranks #2547 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 91 births.
When was Ziyah most popular?
Ziyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 619 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Ziyah most popular?
The top states for the name Ziyah are Texas (122 births), Georgia (62 births), California (61 births).
How long has the name Ziyah been used?
Ziyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ziyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ziya, Ziyana, Ziyonna, Ziyanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.