Given name & surname

Zaiya

Zaiya is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Zaiya isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zaiya through the years

Babies since 1880
564
0 boys · 564 girls
Most popular year
2023
45 babies
2025
40
#3,776 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−8%
Steady
01020302025Highest share 202325
Zaiya in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2001–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inGeorgia, California
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Georgia (5), California (9).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,776 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9).

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Zaiya, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Zamaya

22RareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Zenayla

14Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Ziraili

32RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Zainah

“a beautiful woman”

15Very rareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Adaiyah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Ruya

20RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Zurii

24RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Zaharah

16Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Zaiya’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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