Zia is a distinctive choice, ranked #1110 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Zia in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1110
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About the Name Zia
Zia is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 32 places over five years. Its high point was #981 in 2023, and it now sits at #1097. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Zia is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Zia in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Zia
Zia-ul-Haq — Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was a Pakistani military officer and politician who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988.
Zia Chishti — Muhammad Ziaullah Khan Chishti is a Pakistani-American investor and business executive.
Partou Zia — Partou Zia was a British-Iranian artist and writer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zia
Unlikely. With around 30 UK babies named Zia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zia has been fairly steady, ranked #1,110 in 2025 against #1,065 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #981 in 2023.
Zia is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Zia include: Zia Chishti, Helen Zia and Zia Mody. Short summaries for each appear below.
Zia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Zias in the wild.
30
UK babies named Zia (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 45 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zia
Almost certainly the only Zia in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Zia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was a Pakistani military officer and politician who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988.
Seyyed Zia al-Din Tabataba'i Yazdi was an Iranian journalist and pro-Constitution politician who, with the help of Reza Shah, spearheaded the 1921 Persian coup d'état and aimed to reform Qajar rule, which was in domestic turmoil and under foreign intervention.