Girls' name · since 2001
Zaliyah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 1,216 babies named Zaliyah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,340 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,216
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zaliyah currently ranks #1340 among girls' names in America, with 1,216 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Zaliyah recorded 1,216 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #1340 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #6,558 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,340 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,216 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaliyah ranks #6,558 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,340 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,216 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,340 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,216
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zaliyah's 1,216 recorded births place it above 90.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zaliyah compares
1,216 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Zaliyah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,216 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 166 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaliyah's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 166, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 166
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Zaliyah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (553 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Zaliyah's strongest decade.
553 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Zaliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 165
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
498 births
- 2020s
2020s
553 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 553 births (45% of all-time use).
How Zaliyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zaliyah's total volume
Zaliyah by state
Where Zaliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 137 | 11.3% |
| #2 | California | | 74 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 48 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 47 | 3.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 38 | 3.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 29 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 12 | 1.0% |
137 of 1,216 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Zaliyah appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Zaliyahs (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zaliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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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, 2001–2025 (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 Zaliyah 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.