Total births
53
Girls' name · since 2015
Zalaiya
53 babies named Zalaiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7920
- among girls today
- 53
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Zalaiya is the #7920 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 53 recorded since 2015.
Zalaiya has 53 recorded births among girls since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7920 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #7920 among girls today
- 53 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 55% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zalaiya is currently the #7920 girls' name in America, more common than 55% of girls - 53 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7920
- among girls today
- 53
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- more common than other girls
Zalaiya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7920
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 55% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
79% of everyone ever named Zalaiya was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
14 babies were named Zalaiya in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Zalaiya compares
53 16th percentile among 17,726 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
Zalaiya's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zalaiya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zalaiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zalaiya's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zalaiya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#7,920
Active since
2015
Zalaiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Zalaiya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zalaiya's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Zalaiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 42 births (79% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zalaiya? ▼
Zalaiya has been given to 53 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #7920 as of the latest data. 14 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Zalaiya most popular? ▼
Zalaiya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Zalaiya been used? ▼
Zalaiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 11 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Zalaiya? ▼
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 Zalaiya
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2025 (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. "Zalaiya: #7920 Girls' Name - 53 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zalaiya. 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 Zalaiya 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 June 2026.