Zelaya — #11792 US girls' name
105 babies named Zelaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 33% of names given to girls today.
53% of everyone ever named Zelaya was born in this single decade.
18 babies were named Zelaya in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Zelaya
The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Zelaya between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zelaya currently holds the #11792 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 18 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Zelaya performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zelaya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Zelaya 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 105 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.
Zelaya at a glance
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Current rank
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Zelaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008
- Peak year (2023)
- 18
- Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
Currently ranks #11792 among girls.
105 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 18 births in a single year.
Zelaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 56 births that decade — 53% of Zelaya's all-time total
Zelaya decade highlights
- Peak decade 56 births
- Runner-up 38 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Zelaya's strongest decade
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 53% of all-time use.
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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, 2008–2024 (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.