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Ziya

Ziya: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“light; splendor”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
ZEE-yah · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (97% of all uses)

From Arabic diya' or ziya', meaning 'light' or 'radiance.' The spelling Ziya is also traditional in Turkish usage, especially as a masculine name.

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How popular is Ziya?

202438.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Ziya in 2024128

2024 rank#1,687 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18801,790

Ziya is rising: use over the last five years is 3.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ziya

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

Ziya questions

What does the name Ziya mean?

Ziya means "light; splendor". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic diya' or ziya', meaning 'light' or 'radiance.' The spelling Ziya is also traditional in Turkish usage, especially as a masculine name.

Is Ziya a boy or girl name?

Ziya is mainly a girl's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ziya?

128 US babies were named Ziya in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Ziya?

Ziya is usually pronounced ZEE-yah.

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.