Total births
12
Girls' name · since 2017
Zalah
12 babies named Zalah in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 2017–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Zalah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Zalah recorded 12 times among girls since 2017, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2017 to 2018.
- 12 total births
- 2017–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
12 girls have been named Zalah since 2017, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 12
- total births
- 2017–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Zalah was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
7 babies were named Zalah in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Zalah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zalah's full recorded timeline at 2018, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zalah at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2017
Zalah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2018
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Zalah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Zalah's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Zalah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zalah? ▼
Zalah has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 7 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Zalah most popular? ▼
Zalah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Zalah been used? ▼
Records for Zalah go back to 2017, giving 2 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Zalah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaliyah, Zalayah, Zalaya, Zalia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zalah
Nearby Names Like Zalah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zalah
Zaliyah Girl
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Zalayah Girl
#2384 750 births
Zalaya Girl
#3447 584 births
Zalia Girl
#3832 482 births
Zaleah Girl
#5563 382 births
Compare Zalah side by side: Zalah vs Zaliyah Zalah vs Zalayah Zalah vs Zalaya
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2017–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zalah: Baby Name Since 2017 - 12 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zalah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zalah 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 July 2026.