US rank #13142 Girls' name Peak 2017 31 births

Zaylea — #13142 US girls' name

31 babies named Zaylea in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s182020s13
#13142
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 26% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Zaylea was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

10 babies were named Zaylea in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaylea

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Zaylea between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaylea currently holds the #13142 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaylea performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zaylea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaylea 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 31 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.

Zaylea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

31

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2017

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,142

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaylea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
10
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
567891011 2024202120172016 8

Zaylea by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 58% of Zaylea's all-time total
2010s182020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaylea?
31 babies have been named Zaylea since 2016. It currently ranks #13142 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 10 births.
When was Zaylea most popular?
Zaylea was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Zaylea been used?
Zaylea has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaylea?
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, 2016–2024 (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.