Zia

“Light; shine” — Arabic via Spanish origin

Girl's name · #1477 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Zia reached its best rank, #1192, in 2024 and ranked #1477 in 2025. About 3,200 girls have carried it since 1976. In New Mexico it runs about 14× its national rate. Together with its spelling variants Ziya (#1941) and Ziyah (#2777), Zia would rank around #872 with about 310 births last year — the newborns split about 48/32/20 across Zia, Ziya, and Ziyah.

Around the world: #6 in Philippines (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zias

Zia Mody — Indian lawyer
Ziaʾ al-Saltaneh — Qajar princess, Persian calligrapher and poet (1799–1873)
Zia Cooke — American basketball player
Zia Quizon — singer
Zia McCabe — American musician

In stories & tradition

Zia Rashid — The Kane Chronicles
Zia — Undressed
Zia Zaldor Zanna — Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

What Zias become

Among 63 notable people named Zia:

Entertainers appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zia, South Korean singer.

Similar names: Zya · Aleyah · Zylah · Rya · Zhuri · Alya

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