US rank #2210 Girls' name Peak 2021 1,049 births

Zaliyah — #2210 US girls' name

1,049 babies named Zaliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1652010s4982020s386
#2210
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Zaliyah was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

91 babies were named Zaliyah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaliyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,049 babies named Zaliyah between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaliyah currently holds the #2210 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 91 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaliyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 498 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zaliyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 113 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Zaliyah in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaliyah 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 1,049 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.

Zaliyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,049

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2021

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,210

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaliyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
91
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
020406080100 202420212018201520122009200620032001 5

Zaliyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
498 births that decade — 47% of Zaliyah's all-time total
2000s1652010s4982020s386

Zaliyah by state

Where Zaliyah concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zaliyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
113 10.8%
#2 California
56 5.3%
#3 Georgia
42 4.0%
#4 Florida
33 3.1%
#5 North Carolina
32 3.1%
#6 New York
23 2.2%
#7 Virginia
7 0.7%
#8 Illinois
6 0.6%
Texas share of Zaliyah's total US births 10.8%
Even split

113 of 1,049 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Zaliyah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaliyah?
1,049 babies have been named Zaliyah since 2001. It currently ranks #2210 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 91 births.
When was Zaliyah most popular?
Zaliyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 498 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Zaliyah most popular?
The top states for the name Zaliyah are Texas (113 births), California (56 births), Georgia (42 births).
How long has the name Zaliyah been used?
Zaliyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaliyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zalayah, Zalaya, Zalia, Zaleah, 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, 2001–2024 (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.