Girls' name · since 1988
Zuleica
170 babies named Zuleica in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zuleica sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 170 recorded since 1988.
Zuleica has 170 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2016.
- #21,520 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 170 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zuleica ranks #21,520 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zuleica's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Zuleica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zuleica's full recorded timeline at 2002, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zuleica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2016
- Peak year (1992)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Zuleica by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (92 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Zuleica's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Zuleica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 92 births (54% of all-time use).
Zuleica by state
Where Zuleica concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 11.8% |
20 of 170 births nationwide.
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- Zuleica's decade-level peak was the 1990s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Zuleicas (20 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zuleica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1988–2016 (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 Zuleica 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.