US rank #16924 Girls' name Peak 2014 10 births

Zeylah — #16924 US girls' name

10 babies named Zeylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s5
#16924
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 4% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Zeylah was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

5 babies were named Zeylah in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Zeylah between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zeylah currently holds the #16924 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zeylah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeylah 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 10 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.

Zeylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

10

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2014

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,924

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zeylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 20242014 5

Zeylah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
5 births that decade — 50% of Zeylah's all-time total
2010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeylah?
10 babies have been named Zeylah since 2014. It currently ranks #16924 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 5 births.
When was Zeylah most popular?
Zeylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Zeylah been used?
Zeylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zeylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zeynep, Zeynab, Zeya, Zeyna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2014–2024 (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.