Given name

Zyliah

“a woodland dweller”

Zyliah is a variant of Zylia. In Greek use, Zylia carries the interpretation “a woodland dweller.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zyliah is a variant of Zylia. In Greek use, Zylia carries the interpretation “a woodland dweller.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zyliah through the years

Babies since 1880
95
0 boys · 95 girls
Most popular year
2010
11 babies
2025
6
#14,939 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
024682025Highest share 20103.7
Zyliah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2008–2025, 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.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,939 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2010.

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

Zyliah’s family of names

Zyliah has a related form in Zylia.

Walk Zyliah’s family in the name graph

ZyliahZylia

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Seliah

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Sibling ideas

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

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