Girls' name · since 2003
Zaley
Zaley has 205 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 205
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 205 have been recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Zaley recorded 205 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2024.
- #19,582 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 205 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaley ranks #19,582 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 205 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 205
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaley's 205 recorded births place it above 72.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zaley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zaley's full recorded timeline at 2014, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zaley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Zaley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (124 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Zaley's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Zaley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 124 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Zaley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Zaley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
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, 2003–2024 (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 Zaley 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.