Spellings

Zariah or Zariyah?

In the US in 2025, 45% of babies in this name family were spelled Zariah and 29% Zariyah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Zariah already led in 2015, with 43% of the family's births; it has 45% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,451 to 1,537 births (+6%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Zariah625689+10%
Zariyah378448+19%
Zaria319274−14%
Zariya8882−7%
Zaryah4144+7%

How they sound

  • Zariah /zəˈraɪə/ (zuh-RY-uh)
  • Zariyah /zəˈraɪə/ (zuh-RYE-uh)
  • Zaria /zəˈraɪə/ (zuh-RYE-uh)
  • Zariya /zɑˈrijə/ (zah-REE-yuh)
  • Zaryah /zəˈraɪə/ (zuh-RYE-uh)

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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