Total births
22
Girls' name · since 2022
Zelayah
Since 2022, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Zelayah, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17306
- among girls today
- 22
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Zelayah is the #17306 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 22 recorded since 2022.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zelayah has been recorded 22 times among girls since 2022, currently ranked #17306 nationally and more common than 2% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2025.
- #17306 among girls today
- 22 born since 2022
- 2020s peak decade
- 2% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zelayah is currently the #17306 girls' name in America, more common than 2% of girls - 22 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17306
- among girls today
- 22
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other girls
Zelayah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17306
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 2% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Zelayah was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
6 babies were named Zelayah in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Zelayah compares
22 8th 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
Zelayah's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zelayah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zelayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zelayah splits its recorded history at 2024: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zelayah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#17,306
Active since
2022
Zelayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Zelayah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zelayah's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Zelayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zelayah? ▼
22 babies have been named Zelayah since 2022. It currently ranks #17306 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 6 births.
When was Zelayah most popular? ▼
Zelayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Zelayah been used? ▼
Zelayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 4 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Zelayah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zelma, Zelda, Zella, Zelie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zelayah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zelayah
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Zella Girl
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Zelie Girl
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Zelia Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2022–2025 (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. "Zelayah: #17306 Girls' Name - 22 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zelayah. 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 Zelayah 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 June 2026.