US rank #8285 Girls' name Peak 2017 258 births

Zayley — #8285 US girls' name

258 babies named Zayley in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s292010s1662020s63
#8285
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 53% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Zayley was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

38 babies were named Zayley in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zayley

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Zayley between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zayley currently holds the #8285 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zayley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 166 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zayley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zayley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zayley 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 258 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.

Zayley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

258

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2017

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,285

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zayley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
38
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
010203040 2024202120182015201220092006 5

Zayley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
166 births that decade — 64% of Zayley's all-time total
2000s292010s1662020s63

Zayley by state

Where Zayley concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zayley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.9%
Texas share of Zayley's total US births 1.9%

5 of 258 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zayley?
258 babies have been named Zayley since 2006. It currently ranks #8285 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 38 births.
When was Zayley most popular?
Zayley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 166 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Zayley most popular?
The top states for the name Zayley are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Zayley been used?
Zayley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zayley?
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, 2006–2024 (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.