Total births
146
Girls' name · since 2009
Zaylei
146 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.
- #16761
- among girls today
- 146
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Zaylei is the #16761 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 146 recorded since 2009.
Zaylei has 146 recorded births among girls since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16761 as of the latest data, more common than 5% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #16761 among girls today
- 146 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
- 5% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Zaylei is currently the #16761 girls' name in America, more common than 5% of girls - 146 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16761
- among girls today
- 146
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Zaylei vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16761
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 5% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
51% 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.
How Zaylei compares
146 31st percentile among 17,726 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
Zaylei's all-time total is 62% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaylei | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 146 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zaylei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaylei splits its recorded history at 2018: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaylei at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#16,761
Active since
2009
Zaylei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Zaylei by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zaylei's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Zaylei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 75 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zaylei? ▼
146 babies have been named Zaylei since 2009. It currently ranks #16761 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 17 births.
When was Zaylei most popular? ▼
Zaylei was most popular in the 2020s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Zaylei been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zaylei since 2009 -- 17 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zaylei? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaylee, Zayla, Zaya, Zaynab, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zaylei
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zaylei: #16761 Girls' Name - 146 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zaylei. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zaylei 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 July 2026.