Girls' name · since 1918
Zalia
Zalia has 482 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,469 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 482
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zalia currently ranks #4469 among girls' names in America, with 482 babies recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zalia has been recorded 482 times among girls since 1918, currently ranked #4469 nationally and more common than 74% 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 1918 to 2025.
- #12,144 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,469 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 482 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zalia ranks #12,144 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,469 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 482 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,469 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 482
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zalia's 482 recorded births place it above 83.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Zalia compares
482 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Zalia's all-time total is 28% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zalia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 482 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zalia's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Zalia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (202 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Zalia's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Zalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
202 births
- 2020s
2020s
195 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 202 births (42% of all-time use).
Zalia by state
Where Zalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
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What to do with Zalia's data
- Zalia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (202 total births) through the 2020s (195) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Zalias (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Zalia 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.