US rank #3160 Girls' name Peak 2024 205 births

Zaylani — #3160 US girls' name

205 babies named Zaylani in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s532020s152
#3160
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Zaylani was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

51 babies were named Zaylani in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaylani

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Zaylani between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaylani currently holds the #3160 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaylani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zaylani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Zaylani in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaylani 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 205 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.

Zaylani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

205

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2024

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,160

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaylani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
51
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
0204060 2024202320222021202020192018201720162015 5

Zaylani by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
152 births that decade — 74% of Zaylani's all-time total
2010s532020s152

Zaylani by state

Where Zaylani concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Zaylani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19 9.3%
#2 Florida
10 4.9%
#3 Texas
7 3.4%
#4 Illinois
5 2.4%
#5 Massachusetts
5 2.4%
California share of Zaylani's total US births 9.3%
Even split

19 of 205 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaylani?
205 babies have been named Zaylani since 2015. It currently ranks #3160 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 51 births.
When was Zaylani most popular?
Zaylani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zaylani most popular?
The top states for the name Zaylani are California (19 births), Florida (10 births), Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Zaylani been used?
Zaylani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaylani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaylee, Zayla, Zaynab, Zaya, 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, 2015–2024 (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.