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Zia

Meaning
Light; shine
Origin
From Arabic via Spanish

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

Popularity over time

Zia reached its best rank, #1192, in 2024 and ranked #1477 in 2025. About 3,200 girls have carried it since 1976.

Across the states

In recent years, Zia ran about 14× its national rate in New Mexico.

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

Around the world

Zia is especially popular in Philippines.

#6 in Philippines (2024) · #1,119 in Ireland (2025) · #1,132 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,808 in France (2025) · #2,223 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,619 in Switzerland (2025) · #577 in Canada (2024).

Famous Zias

In stories & tradition

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.

Spellings & nicknames

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.

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

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