US rank #12893 Girls' name Peak 2010 150 births

Zalea — #12893 US girls' name

150 babies named Zalea in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s872020s43
#12893
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 27% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2010
Single peak year

13 babies were named Zalea in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zalea

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Zalea between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zalea currently holds the #12893 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zalea performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zalea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zalea 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 150 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.

Zalea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

150

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2010

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,893

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zalea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
13
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 2024202120172014201120082006 6

Zalea by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
87 births that decade — 58% of Zalea's all-time total
2000s202010s872020s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zalea?
150 babies have been named Zalea since 2006. It currently ranks #12893 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 13 births.
When was Zalea most popular?
Zalea was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Zalea been used?
Zalea has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zalea?
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.

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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, 2006–2024 (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.