Girls' name · since 1999
Ziyah
1,354 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.
- #6,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,769 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,354
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ziyah is the #2769 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,354 recorded since 1999.
Ziyah has 1,354 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2769 as of the latest data, more common than 84% 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.
- #6,114 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,769 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,354 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ziyah ranks #6,114 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,769 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,354 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,769 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,354
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ziyah's 1,354 recorded births place it above 91.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ziyah compares
1,354 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Ziyah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ziyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,354 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 91 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ziyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ziyah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 91 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ziyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Ziyah popularity over time - boys
47 total births recorded since 2009 (Ziyah as boys' name)
Ziyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (619 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Ziyah's strongest decade.
619 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ziyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
266 births
- 2010s
2010s
619 births
- 2020s
2020s
459 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 619 births (46% of all-time use).
How Ziyah 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 Ziyah's total volume
Ziyah by state
Where Ziyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 127 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 66 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 62 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 42 | 3.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 12 | 0.9% |
127 of 1,354 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Ziyah appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ziyah's data
- Ziyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (619 total births) through the 2020s (459) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ziyahs (127 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ziyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
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 Ziyah 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.