Is Ziyah a boy or girl name?

Ziyah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,401 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.7% were girls and 3.3% were boys.

Ziyah

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Ziyah was most popular in 2019, when 98 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,567 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,847, with 62 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,401 people named Ziyah.

Ziyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ziyah’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ziyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ziyah is a girl’s name — 96.7% of the 1,401 Americans given it were girls and 3.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 96% girls and 4% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ziyah

Where Ziyah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org