Zia

Zia was the #1,467 girls' name in the US in 2025 (146 babies), and #1,110 in England & Wales and #723 in Canada.

Zia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Zia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaIrelandEngland & WalesUS
Zia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,467 (146)#1,110 (30)—#885 (3)#723 (41)
2024#1,191 (200)#1,097 (31)#638 (4)#556 (6)#558 (53)
2023#1,255 (183)#981 (35)—#727 (4)#606 (47)
2022#1,304 (181)#1,215 (27)—#905 (3)#615 (46)
2021#1,419 (152)#1,351 (23)—#883 (3)#746 (39)
2020#1,357 (161)#1,065 (31)#765 (3)—#761 (37)
2019#1,218 (192)#1,349 (23)——#807 (35)
2018#1,532 (142)#1,393 (23)——#800 (35)
2017#1,761 (119)#1,457 (22)——#794 (35)
2016#1,560 (143)#1,749 (17)——#729 (40)
2015#1,643 (130)#1,961 (14)——#843 (32)
2014#1,714 (122)#1,628 (18)——#1,187 (21)
2013#1,587 (135)#1,639 (18)——#972 (27)
2012#1,651 (129)#1,150 (29)#665 (4)—#931 (28)
2011#1,840 (109)#1,149 (29)——#1,056 (24)

Zia as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Zia as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Zia as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#7,194 (11)#4,275 (4)——
2024#6,469 (13)#5,120 (3)——
2023#7,289 (11)#2,814 (7)——
2022#4,570 (22)#2,756 (7)——
2021#7,089 (11)#2,730 (7)——
2020#7,502 (10)#2,228 (9)——
2019#5,153 (18)#2,728 (7)——
2018#6,036 (14)#2,693 (7)——
2017#7,095 (11)#2,324 (9)——
2016#8,146 (9)#1,804 (13)#707 (3)—
2015#5,999 (14)#2,150 (10)——
2014#6,307 (13)#2,690 (7)——
2013#5,404 (16)#2,403 (8)——
2012#5,482 (16)#2,721 (7)——
2011#5,433 (16)#2,039 (10)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,191.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1976.
  • In 2025, 93% of US babies named Zia were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 170,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Zia is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,300 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,900 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Zia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #679WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,323CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #818AZNew Mexico: #182NMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,138NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,224TXFlorida: #1,170FL
Zia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#6696
Ontario2024#78315

Zia (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ZiaCanadaGirls#72341
ZiaCanadaBoys—too few
ZiaEngland & WalesGirls#1,11030
ZiaEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
ZiaIrelandGirls#8853
ZiaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ZiaScotlandGirls—too few
ZiaScotlandBoys—too few
ZiaUSGirls#1,467146
ZiaUSBoys#7,19411