Recorded 2008–2023 Girls' name Peak 2008 66 births

Zali — girls' name

66 babies named Zali in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s422020s17
2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Zali was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zali in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zali

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Zali between 2008 and 2023, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zali currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zali performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zali shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zali 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 66 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.

Zali at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

66

Since 2008

16 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2008

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zali popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2008

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20232021202020182017201520142013201220102008 7

Zali by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
42 births that decade — 64% of Zali's all-time total
2000s72010s422020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zali?
66 babies have been named Zali since 2008. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Zali most popular?
Zali was most popular in the 2010s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Zali been used?
Zali has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 16 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zali?
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.

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, 2008–2023 (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.