US rank #16706 Girls' name Peak 2020 139 births

Zaylei — #16706 US girls' name

139 babies named Zaylei in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s662020s68
#16706
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 5% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Zaylei was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

17 babies were named Zaylei in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaylei

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Zaylei between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zaylei currently holds the #16706 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaylei performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zaylei shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaylei 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 139 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.

Zaylei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

139

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2020

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#16,706

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaylei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
17
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 20242022202020182016201320102009 5

Zaylei by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
68 births that decade — 49% of Zaylei's all-time total
2000s52010s662020s68

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaylei?
139 babies have been named Zaylei since 2009. It currently ranks #16706 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 17 births.
When was Zaylei most popular?
Zaylei was most popular in the 2020s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Zaylei been used?
Zaylei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaylei?
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, 2009–2024 (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.