Girls' name · since 2005
Zaela
Zaela has 199 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,384 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 199
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zaela is the #7384 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 199 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Zaela recorded 199 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #7384 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #19,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,384 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 199 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaela ranks #19,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,384 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 199 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #19,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,384 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 199
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zaela's 199 recorded births place it above 72.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zaela compares
199 37th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zaela's all-time total is 47% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 199 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaela splits its recorded history at 2017: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Zaela by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (99 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Zaela's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Zaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 99 births (50% of all-time use).
Zaela by state
Where Zaela concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 199 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Zaelas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zaela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.