Girls' name · since 2006
Zayley
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 267 babies named Zayley, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,980 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,628 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayley currently ranks #10628 among girls' names in America, with 267 babies recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayley has been recorded 267 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #10628 nationally and more common than 39% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #16,980 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,628 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 267 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayley ranks #16,980 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,628 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 267 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,980 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,628 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayley's 267 recorded births place it above 76.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zayley compares
267 43rd percentile among 17,297 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
Zayley's all-time total is 29% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zayley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 267 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zayley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zayley's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zayley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Zayley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (166 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Zayley's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Zayley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
166 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 166 births (62% of all-time use).
Zayley by state
Where Zayley concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 267 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zayley's data
- Zayley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (166 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zayleys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zayley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Zayley 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 August 2026.