Ziya is a distinctive choice, ranked #1512 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ziya in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1512
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About the Name Ziya
Ziya is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1313 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1282 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2008.
Ziya is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ziya in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ziya
Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu — Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu is a Turkish general who has been the 34th and current commander of the Turkish Air Force since 16 August 2023.
Ziya Babashov — Ziya Babashov is an Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler who competes in the 63 kg weight category.
Ziya Öztürkler — Dr Ziya Öztürkler is a Turkish Cypriot politician, serving as the current Assembly Speaker of Northern Cyprus since October 2024.
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 Ziya
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Ziya per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ziya in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ziya is rising: up 1,103 places since 2020, to #1,512 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,282 in 2022.
Ziya 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 Ziya include: Ziya Cemal Kadıoğlu, Ziya Babashov and Ziya Öztürkler. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ziya does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ziyas in the wild.
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UK babies named Ziya (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 1103 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ziya
Almost certainly the only Ziya in the class
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UK Popularity (2009–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ziya
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ziya Musa oglu Bunyadov (Azerbaijani: Ziya Musa oğlu Bünyadov, sometimes spelled in English as Zia Buniatov or Bunyatov; 21 December 1921 in Astara – 21 February 1997) was an Azerbaijani historian, academician, and Vice-President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.
Ziya Mammadov Arzuman oglu (Azerbaijani: Ziya Məmmədov Arzuman oğlu) is an Azerbaijani politician and billionaire who served as the Minister of Transportation.
Abu Ahmad Muhammad Abdullah Azami or Ziya-ur-Rahman Azmi was an Indian-born Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar who served as the Dean of the Department of Hadith at the Islamic University of Madinah.