Girls' name · since 2007

Zalina

Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 96 babies named Zalina, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,619 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,721 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
96
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Zalina is the #12721 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 96 recorded since 2007.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zalina has been recorded 96 times among girls since 2007, currently ranked #12721 nationally and more common than 26% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.

  • #27,619 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,721 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 96 born since 2007
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zalina ranks #27,619 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,721 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 96 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.

#27,619 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,721 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
96
born since 2007
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%26.4%
Zalina vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zalina's 96 recorded births place it above 61.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Zalina compares

96 24th percentile among 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

Zalina's all-time total is 74% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Zalina Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 96 376 567,345
Peak-year births 11 21 19,840

Zalina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Zalina's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Zalina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
11
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
4681012 200720132015201620172019202020212022202320242025 7

Zalina by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (52 births, 54% of the file).

2020s was Zalina's strongest decade.

52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Zalina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 52 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Zalina by state

Where Zalina concentrates geographically, total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zalina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.2%
California share of Zalina's total US births 5.2%

5 of 96 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zalina?
96 babies have been named Zalina since 2007. All-time, it sits at #27,619 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,721 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 11 births.
Where does Zalina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zalina ranks #27,619 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,721 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zalina most popular?
Zalina was most popular in the 2020s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Zalina most popular?
The top states for the name Zalina are California (5 births).
How long has the name Zalina been used?
The SSA has tracked Zalina since 2007 -- 19 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zalina?
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.

What to do with Zalina's data

  • California records the most Zalinas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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 Zalina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2025 (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 Zalina 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.