US rank #3002 Girls' name Peak 2018 1,091 births

Zailey — #3002 US girls' name

1,091 babies named Zailey in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3002
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2018
Single peak year

93 babies were named Zailey in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zailey

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,091 babies named Zailey between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zailey currently holds the #3002 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zailey performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 636 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zailey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 177 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zailey in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zailey 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 1,091 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.

Zailey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,091

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2018

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,002

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zailey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
93
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Zailey by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
636 births that decade — 58% of Zailey's all-time total
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Zailey by state

Where Zailey concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zailey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
177 16.2%
#2 California
66 6.0%
#3 Florida
18 1.6%
#4 Georgia
12 1.1%
#5 Louisiana
7 0.6%
#6 Mississippi
6 0.5%
#7 Kentucky
5 0.5%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.5%
Texas share of Zailey's total US births 16.2%
Even split

177 of 1,091 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Zailey appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zailey?
1,091 babies have been named Zailey since 2000. It currently ranks #3002 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 93 births.
When was Zailey most popular?
Zailey was most popular in the 2010s decade with 636 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Zailey most popular?
The top states for the name Zailey are Texas (177 births), California (66 births), Florida (18 births).
How long has the name Zailey been used?
Zailey has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zailey?
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, 2000–2024 (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.