US rank #7866 Girls' name Peak 2023 160 births

Zaliah — #7866 US girls' name

160 babies named Zaliah in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s962020s58
#7866
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Zaliah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

17 babies were named Zaliah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaliah

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Zaliah between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaliah currently holds the #7866 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaliah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zaliah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zaliah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaliah 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 160 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.

Zaliah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

160

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2023

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,866

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaliah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
17
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 202420222020201820162014201220102009 6

Zaliah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
96 births that decade — 60% of Zaliah's all-time total
2000s62010s962020s58

Zaliah by state

Where Zaliah concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zaliah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
10 6.3%
Florida share of Zaliah's total US births 6.3%

10 of 160 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaliah?
160 babies have been named Zaliah since 2009. It currently ranks #7866 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 17 births.
When was Zaliah most popular?
Zaliah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Zaliah most popular?
The top states for the name Zaliah are Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Zaliah been used?
Zaliah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaliah?
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.

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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, 2009–2024 (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.