Total births
70
Girls' name · since 2012
Zalaiyah
70 babies named Zalaiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10135
- among girls today
- 70
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 43%
- more common than other girls
70 babies have been named Zalaiyah since 2012, making it today's #10135 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zalaiyah has been recorded 70 times among girls since 2012, currently ranked #10135 nationally and more common than 43% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #10135 among girls today
- 70 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 43% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zalaiyah is currently the #10135 girls' name in America, more common than 43% of girls - 70 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10135
- among girls today
- 70
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 43%
- more common than other girls
Zalaiyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10135
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 43% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Zalaiyah was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
14 babies were named Zalaiyah in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Zalaiyah compares
70 19th 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
Zalaiyah's all-time total is 82% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zalaiyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 70 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zalaiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zalaiyah splits its recorded history at 2022: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zalaiyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#10,135
Active since
2012
Zalaiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Zalaiyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zalaiyah's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Zalaiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 53 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zalaiyah? ▼
70 babies have been named Zalaiyah since 2012. It currently ranks #10135 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 14 births.
When was Zalaiyah most popular? ▼
Zalaiyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Zalaiyah been used? ▼
Records for Zalaiyah go back to 2012, giving 14 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Zalaiyah? ▼
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 Zalaiyah
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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, 2012–2025 (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. "Zalaiyah: #10135 Girls' Name - 70 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zalaiyah. 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 Zalaiyah 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.