Ziya is a unisex name of Arabic origin meaning “light.” In 2024 it was given to 128 babies in the United States.
Ziya belongs to the Muslim & Arabic and Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “light” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ziya first appears in Social Security records in 1999 and has been given to 1,790 babies since 1880, including 128 in 2024.
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Ziya means “light” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ziya is a unisex name. In 2024, 128 babies received the name in the US.
Ziya comes from the Muslim & Arabic and Turkish tradition.
Ziya is uncommon in US records — it first appears in 1999 and has been given to 1,790 babies since 1880.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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