Girls' name · since 2002
Zaylah
Zaylah has 852 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,377 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 852
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaylah currently ranks #3377 among girls' names in America, with 852 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Zaylah recorded 852 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #3377 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #8,400 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,377 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 852 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaylah ranks #8,400 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,377 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 852 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,377 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 852
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaylah's 852 recorded births place it above 88.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zaylah compares
852 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Zaylah's all-time total is 127% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 852 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaylah's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 71, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Zaylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (428 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Zaylah's strongest decade.
428 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Zaylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
428 births
- 2020s
2020s
368 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 428 births (50% of all-time use).
How Zaylah 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 Zaylah's total volume
Zaylah by state
Where Zaylah concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 121 | 14.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 85 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.6% |
121 of 852 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zaylah's data
- Zaylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (428 total births) through the 2020s (368) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zaylahs (121 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 Zaylah: 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 (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Zaylah 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.