US rank #3867 Girls' name Peak 2022 478 births

Zailee — #3867 US girls' name

478 babies named Zailee in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s402010s2452020s193
#3867
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Zailee was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

45 babies were named Zailee in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zailee

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Zailee between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zailee currently holds the #3867 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zailee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 245 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zailee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 56 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Zailee in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zailee 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 478 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.

Zailee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

478

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2022

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,867

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zailee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
45
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
01020304050 2024202120182015201220092005 5

Zailee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
245 births that decade — 51% of Zailee's all-time total
2000s402010s2452020s193

Zailee by state

Where Zailee concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Zailee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
56 11.7%
#2 Georgia
11 2.3%
Texas share of Zailee's total US births 11.7%
Even split

56 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zailee?
478 babies have been named Zailee since 2005. It currently ranks #3867 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 45 births.
When was Zailee most popular?
Zailee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 245 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Zailee most popular?
The top states for the name Zailee are Texas (56 births), Georgia (11 births).
How long has the name Zailee been used?
Zailee has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zailee?
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, 2005–2024 (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.