Fun Facts About the Name Zaliyah
- More than 1 thousand babies named Zaliyah: U.S. records list 1,215 babies given the name Zaliyah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zaliyah Mean?
Zaliyah is a feminine given name used in the United States. Its derivation is not securely documented, so no root meaning can be given with confidence. The name is spelled with the ending -iyah, a pattern found in feminine names of Arabic and Hebrew origin such as Aaliyah and Aliyah, but a shared ending does not establish a shared origin or meaning. It would be misleading to assign Zaliyah the meaning of a similar-looking name on that basis alone.
Zaliyah Name History & Origins
Zaliyah belongs to a group of English-language feminine names that came into use in the late twentieth century and end in -iyah. That ending has a long history in Semitic naming, where it marks feminine forms - it appears in the Hebrew Aliyah and the Arabic Aaliyah - but Zaliyah itself is not recorded in those older naming traditions, and its route into English use is not documented in detail. The spelling, with initial Z and a y before the final -ah, places it among modern American coinages in this style rather than among names carried over intact from an older language.
How Popular is the Name Zaliyah?
Zaliyah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #1,340 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,340 | 166 | 0.0103% |
| 2024 | #2,210 | 86 | 0.0053% |
| 2023 | #2,701 | 65 | 0.0041% |
| 2022 | #2,292 | 82 | 0.0050% |
| 2021 | #2,097 | 91 | 0.0055% |
| 2020 | #2,709 | 62 | 0.0038% |
| 2019 | #2,997 | 55 | 0.0033% |
| 2018 | #3,001 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 2017 | #3,301 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2016 | #3,058 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2015 | #3,649 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2014 | #3,422 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2013 | #3,075 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2012 | #3,413 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2011 | #3,130 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2010 | #4,021 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2009 | #4,473 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #5,276 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #6,546 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #6,833 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #7,490 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #6,211 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #8,496 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #11,098 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #17,943 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Zaliyah Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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