Ziah
Ziah Town is a town in Grand Gedeh County, southeastern Liberia. It serves as the administrative seat of Konobo District. The majority of the residents are ethnic Krahn and many use its language on a daily basis. It is now classified as a city, with about 3,000 people living there from Konobo, Glio, Twabo putu and sometimes Glaro.
Meaning & Origin of Ziah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ziah Town is a town in Grand Gedeh County, southeastern Liberia. It serves as the administrative seat of Konobo District. The majority of the residents are ethnic Krahn and many use its language on a daily basis. It is now classified as a city, with about 3,000 people living there from Konobo, Glio, Twabo putu and sometimes Glaro.
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The Story of Ziah
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ziah as a girl name dates back to 1998, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 56 newborns named Ziah — #2,971 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Ziahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,971 among girl names with 56 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). In total, more than 984 Ziahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ziah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2000, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 34 births, good for #3,345 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Ziahs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,840 among boy names with 21 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 353 Ziahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ziah
Ziah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 984 births in the dataset. Ziah's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,971. Use the chart and map above to compare Ziah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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