# Zariya (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/zariya/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “winnowing wind” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Zariyah |
| US babies named this | 1,981 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,981 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 150, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Arabic ذارية (ḏāriya, literally “winnowing wind”).

## What it means

Zariya is grouped under wind.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 109 | 1,855 |
| 2012 | 108 | 1,874 |
| 2013 | 89 | 2,136 |
| 2014 | 82 | 2,289 |
| 2015 | 88 | 2,167 |
| 2016 | 84 | 2,286 |
| 2017 | 78 | 2,355 |
| 2018 | 66 | 2,646 |
| 2019 | 72 | 2,481 |
| 2020 | 59 | 2,822 |
| 2021 | 71 | 2,509 |
| 2022 | 65 | 2,687 |
| 2023 | 105 | 1,902 |
| 2024 | 106 | 1,894 |
| 2025 | 82 | 2,255 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2012 | 12 | 2,215 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,887 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2,659 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2,705 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2017 | 15 | 1,911 |
| 2018 | 10 | 2,499 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,869 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5,493 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2,888 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2,063 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3,015 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,705 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.