Total births
57
Girls' name · since 2016
Zaleia
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Zaleia, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11001
- among girls today
- 57
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Zaleia is the #11001 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 57 recorded since 2016.
Zaleia has 57 recorded births among girls since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11001 as of the latest data, more common than 38% 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 2016 to 2025.
- #11001 among girls today
- 57 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zaleia is currently the #11001 girls' name in America, more common than 38% of girls - 57 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11001
- among girls today
- 57
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other girls
Zaleia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11001
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 38% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Zaleia was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
9 babies were named Zaleia in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Zaleia compares
57 17th 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
Zaleia's all-time total is 85% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaleia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zaleia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zaleia's full recorded timeline at 2021, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zaleia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#11,001
Active since
2016
Zaleia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Zaleia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zaleia's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Zaleia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 41 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zaleia? ▼
57 babies have been named Zaleia since 2016. It currently ranks #11001 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 9 births.
When was Zaleia most popular? ▼
Zaleia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Zaleia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zaleia since 2016 -- 10 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zaleia? ▼
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 Zaleia
Nearby Names Like Zaleia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zaleia
Zaliyah Girl
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Zalayah Girl
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Zalaya Girl
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Zalia Girl
#3832 482 births
Zaleah Girl
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Compare Zaleia side by side: Zaleia vs Zaliyah Zaleia vs Zalayah Zaleia vs Zalaya
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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, 2016–2025 (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. "Zaleia: #11001 Girls' Name - 57 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zaleia. 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 Zaleia 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.