Girls' name · since 2000
Zailey
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 1,131 babies named Zailey, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,757 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,131
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zailey is the #3757 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,131 recorded since 2000.
Zailey has 1,131 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3757 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #6,884 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,757 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,131 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zailey ranks #6,884 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,757 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,131 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,757 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,131
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zailey's 1,131 recorded births place it above 90.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zailey compares
1,131 Top 30% higher than 70% of 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
Zailey's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zailey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,131 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zailey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zailey's full recorded timeline at 2013, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 93 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zailey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Zailey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (636 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Zailey's strongest decade.
636 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Zailey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 171
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
636 births
- 2020s
2020s
324 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 636 births (56% of all-time use).
How Zailey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zailey's total volume
Zailey by state
Where Zailey concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 185 | 16.4% |
| #2 | California | | 66 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 18 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
185 of 1,131 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Zailey appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zailey's data
- Zailey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (636 total births) through the 2020s (324) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaileys (185 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Zailey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Zailey 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.