Girls' name · since 1979
Zulay
Zulay has 525 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,233 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 525
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zulay currently ranks #12233 among girls' names in America, with 525 babies recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Zulay recorded 525 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #12233 nationally today, ahead of 29% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #11,496 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,233 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 525 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zulay ranks #11,496 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,233 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 525 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,233 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 525
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zulay's 525 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zulay compares
525 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 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
Zulay's all-time total is 40% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zulay | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 525 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zulay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zulay's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zulay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Zulay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (256 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Zulay's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Zulay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 256 births (49% of all-time use).
How Zulay compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zulay's total volume
Zulay by state
Where Zulay concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 64 | 12.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 43 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 37 | 7.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 9 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 5 | 1.0% |
64 of 525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Zulay's data
- Zulay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zulays (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zulay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Zulay 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 August 2026.