Girls' name · since 2004
Zaleah
Zaleah has 382 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,908 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,683 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 382
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
382 babies have been named Zaleah since 2004, making it today's #5683 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaleah has been recorded 382 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #5683 nationally and more common than 67% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #13,908 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,683 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 382 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaleah ranks #13,908 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,683 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 382 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,908 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,683 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 382
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaleah's 382 recorded births place it above 80.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zaleah compares
382 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Zaleah's all-time total is 2% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaleah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 382 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaleah splits its recorded history at 2015: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Zaleah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (197 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Zaleah's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Zaleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
197 births
- 2020s
2020s
142 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 197 births (52% of all-time use).
Zaleah by state
Where Zaleah concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
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- Zaleah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (197 total births) through the 2020s (142) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaleahs (17 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaleah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
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, 2004–2025 (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 Zaleah 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.