Girls' name · since 2005
Zayli
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 226 babies named Zayli, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,689 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 226
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayli currently ranks #8689 among girls' names in America, with 226 babies recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayli has been recorded 226 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #8689 nationally and more common than 50% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #18,589 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,689 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 226 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayli ranks #18,589 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,689 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 226 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,689 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 226
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayli's 226 recorded births place it above 74.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zayli compares
226 39th 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
Zayli's all-time total is 40% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zayli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 226 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zayli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zayli's full recorded timeline at 2015, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zayli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Zayli by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Zayli's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Zayli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (49% of all-time use).
Zayli by state
Where Zayli concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.7% |
6 of 226 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zayli's data
- Zayli's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaylis (6 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 Zayli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2005–2025 (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 Zayli 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.