US rank #11967 Girls' name Peak 2021 37 births

Zulaikha — #11967 US girls' name

37 babies named Zulaikha in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s31
#11967
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 32% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Zulaikha was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

11 babies were named Zulaikha in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zulaikha

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Zulaikha between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zulaikha currently holds the #11967 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zulaikha performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zulaikha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zulaikha 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 37 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.

Zulaikha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

37

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2021

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,967

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zulaikha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
11
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4681012 20242023202220212017 6

Zulaikha by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
31 births that decade — 84% of Zulaikha's all-time total
2010s62020s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zulaikha?
37 babies have been named Zulaikha since 2017. It currently ranks #11967 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 11 births.
When was Zulaikha most popular?
Zulaikha was most popular in the 2020s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Zulaikha been used?
Zulaikha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zulaikha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zula, Zulema, Zulma, Zuleyka, 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, 2017–2024 (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.