Girls' name · since 2009
Zaileigh
112 babies named Zaileigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,356 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
112 babies have been named Zaileigh since 2009, making it today's #16356 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zaileigh recorded 112 times among girls since 2009, holding rank #16356 nationally today, ahead of 5% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #25,930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #16,356 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 112 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaileigh ranks #25,930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,356 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 112 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,356 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaileigh's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zaileigh compares
112 27th 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
Zaileigh's all-time total is 70% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaileigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 112 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaileigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaileigh splits its recorded history at 2018: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaileigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Zaileigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (60 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Zaileigh's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Zaileigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 60 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zaileigh's data
- Zaileigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zaileigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Zaileigh 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.