Zariyah

Zariyah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“flower; blossoming”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
zuh-REE-yuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Zariyah is commonly treated as a modern spelling influenced by Arabic-based names such as Zaria or Zahra-family forms, but usage is mixed and etymology can vary. The exact derivation is somewhat uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

How popular is Zariyah?

2024144 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Zariyah in 2024481

2024 rank#620 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18807,118

Zariyah is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Zariyah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
  • Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Zariyah questions

What does the name Zariyah mean?

Zariyah means "flower; blossoming". It comes from Arabic. Zariyah is commonly treated as a modern spelling influenced by Arabic-based names such as Zaria or Zahra-family forms, but usage is mixed and etymology can vary. The exact derivation is somewhat uncertain.

Is Zariyah a boy or girl name?

Zariyah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Zariyah?

481 US babies were named Zariyah in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Zariyah?

Zariyah is usually pronounced zuh-REE-yuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.