Girls' name · since 2002
Zalayah
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 750 babies named Zalayah, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,129 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,536 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 750
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
750 babies have been named Zalayah since 2002, making it today's #2536 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zalayah has been recorded 750 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #2536 nationally and more common than 85% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #9,129 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,536 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 750 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zalayah ranks #9,129 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,536 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 750 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,129 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,536 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 750
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zalayah's 750 recorded births place it above 87.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zalayah compares
750 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Zalayah's all-time total is 99% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zalayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 750 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zalayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zalayah's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 83, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zalayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Zalayah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (434 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Zalayah's strongest decade.
434 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Zalayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
268 births
- 2020s
2020s
434 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 434 births (58% of all-time use).
How Zalayah 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 Zalayah's total volume
Zalayah by state
Where Zalayah concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 56 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 55 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 19 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 18 | 2.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 18 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.9% |
56 of 750 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Zalayah appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Zalayahs (56 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Zalayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
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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, 2002–2025 (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 Zalayah 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.