Light, splendor, or radiance
Zhia is a rare name often considered a modern variant of the Arabic name Ziya or Zia, meaning light or glow. In some contexts, it is also viewed as a creative contemporary coinage without a single fixed etymology. It has gained some use in the United States as a short, vowel-heavy name that fits current phonetic trends.
Fewer than 5 girls were named Zhia in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
