Zeyah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Zeyah by the numbers
Zeyah was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Zeyah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zeyah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ziyahlight, splendor; a variant of Zia85 in the US (2017)
- Zayahgrace and beauty; a feminine form of Zayn or variant of Zaynah14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zerahdawn; light; rising of the sun4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zelahshadow or rib; biblical place name6 in the US (2017)
- Zoyahlife; a form of Zoe6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zyah36 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Zeyah
Names that are said the same way as Zeyah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Zeya18 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Zeyah
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