Spellings
Zia or Zya?
In the US in 2025, 31% of babies in this name family were spelled Zia and 22% Zya. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Zia31% of the family146 born in 2025#1,467 among girls+12% since 2015Zya22% of the family102 born in 2025#1,902 among girls+85% since 2015Ziya21% of the family100 born in 2025#1,927 among girls+85% since 2015Ziyah13% of the family62 born in 2025#2,751 among girls+13% since 2015Ziah13% of the family59 born in 2025#3,577 among girls−7% since 2015
Ten years ago
Zia already led in 2015, with 38% of the family's births; it has 32% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 339 to 452 births (+33%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zia | 130 | 146 | +12% |
| Zya | 55 | 102 | +85% |
| Ziya | 54 | 100 | +85% |
| Ziyah | 55 | 62 | +13% |
| Ziah | 45 | 42 | −7% |
How they sound
- Zia /ˈziːə/ (ZEE-uh)
- Zya /ˈzaɪə/ (ZY-uh)
- Ziya /ˈziːjə/ (ZEE-yuh)
- Ziyah /ˈzijə/ (ZEE-yuh)
- Ziah /ˈzaɪə/ (ZY-uh)
In France
In France in 2025: Zia 20 births, Zya 10 births and Ziya 10 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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