Recorded 2013–2020 Girls' name Peak 2020 28 births

Zaelia — girls' name

28 babies named Zaelia in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s192020s9
2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Zaelia was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

9 babies were named Zaelia in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Zaelia between 2013 and 2020, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaelia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zaelia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaelia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zaelia at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

28

Since 2013

8 years of records

Peak year

2020

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2013

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2020

Zaelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2013

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2020)
9
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
45678910 2020201720162013 5

Zaelia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
19 births that decade — 68% of Zaelia's all-time total
2010s192020s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaelia?
28 babies have been named Zaelia since 2013. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2020 with 9 births.
When was Zaelia most popular?
Zaelia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Zaelia been used?
Zaelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 8 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Zaelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaelynn, Zaelyn, Zaela, Zaeda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2013–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.