US rank #10059 Girls' name Peak 2021 226 births

Zailah — #10059 US girls' name

226 babies named Zailah in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s82010s1312020s87
#10059
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 43% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Zailah was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

21 babies were named Zailah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zailah

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Zailah between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zailah currently holds the #10059 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zailah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zailah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zailah 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 226 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.

Zailah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

226

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2021

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,059

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zailah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
21
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
510152025 202420222020201820162014201220102009 8

Zailah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
131 births that decade — 58% of Zailah's all-time total
2000s82010s1312020s87

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zailah?
226 babies have been named Zailah since 2009. It currently ranks #10059 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 21 births.
When was Zailah most popular?
Zailah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Zailah been used?
Zailah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zailah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zainab, Zaira, Zaida, Zaina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2009–2024 (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.