Is Zia a boy or girl name?
Zia is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 198 girls and 13 boys were named Zia, so 93.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 90.8% of the 3,391 US babies named Zia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,808
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,195
- Babies named Zia since 1976
- 3,391
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 211 babies
Boys and girls named Zia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 10 | 50 | 83.3% |
| 1990s | 25 | 201 | 88.9% |
| 2000s | 69 | 646 | 90.3% |
| 2010s | 140 | 1,303 | 90.3% |
| 2020s | 67 | 875 | 92.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,808 | 198 | #1,195 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,730 | 183 | #1,261 |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,699 | 181 | #1,307 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,578 | 152 | #1,425 |
| 2020 | 10 | #8,056 | 161 | #1,360 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,336 | 192 | #1,226 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,340 | 142 | #1,539 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,538 | 119 | #1,769 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,804 | 143 | #1,565 |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,319 | 130 | #1,653 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,627 | 122 | #1,727 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,657 | 135 | #1,598 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,717 | 129 | #1,662 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,671 | 109 | #1,856 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,694 | 82 | #2,340 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,858 | 95 | #2,138 |
| 2008 | 15 | #6,065 | 71 | #2,628 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,909 | 99 | #2,070 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,394 |
| 2005 | 6 | #11,459 | 51 | #3,124 |
| 2004 | 5 | #13,218 | 59 | #2,780 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,576 | 54 | #2,883 |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,386 | 37 | #3,653 |
| 2001 | 5 | #12,294 | 49 | #2,962 |
| 2000 | 7 | #9,106 | 52 | #2,816 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,508 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,140 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,659 |
| 1996 | 6 | #9,009 | 23 | #4,581 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,018 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,768 | 15 | #6,315 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,997 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,475 |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,234 | 16 | #5,948 |
| 1990 | 6 | #8,112 | 12 | #7,300 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,531 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,826 | 7 | #9,541 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,584 | 5 | #12,502 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,418 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,234 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,159 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,909 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zia reached #4,699 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #1,195 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.