Total births
74
Girls' name · since 1994
Zeila
Zeila has 74 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16080
- among girls today
- 74
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
74 babies have been named Zeila since 1994, making it today's #16080 girls' name.
Zeila has 74 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16080 as of the latest data, more common than 9% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #16080 among girls today
- 74 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
- 9% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Zeila is currently the #16080 girls' name in America, more common than 9% of girls - 74 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16080
- among girls today
- 74
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
Zeila vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16080
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 9% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Zeila was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
8 babies were named Zeila in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Zeila compares
74 20th 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
Zeila's all-time total is 81% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeila | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 74 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zeila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zeila splits its recorded history at 2020: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zeila at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#16,080
Active since
1994
Zeila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Zeila by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zeila's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Zeila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 38 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zeila? ▼
74 babies have been named Zeila since 1994. It currently ranks #16080 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 8 births.
When was Zeila most popular? ▼
Zeila was most popular in the 2020s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Zeila been used? ▼
Records for Zeila go back to 1994, giving 32 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Zeila? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zeinab, Zeina, Zeidy, Zeilani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zeila
Nearby Names Like Zeila
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zeila
Zeinab Girl
#5071 1,292 births
Zeina Girl
#2447 1,197 births
Zeidy Girl
#12732 131 births
Zeilani Girl
#6390 68 births
Zeida Girl
44 births
Compare Zeila side by side: Zeila vs Zeinab Zeila vs Zeina Zeila vs Zeidy
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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, 1994–2025 (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. "Zeila: #16080 Girls' Name - 74 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zeila. 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 Zeila 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.