Total births
21
Girls' name · since 2013
Zuleikha
Zuleikha has 21 recorded births since 2013 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 21
- total births
- 2013–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
Zuleikha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 2013.
Zuleikha has 21 recorded births among girls since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2020.
- 21 total births
- 2013–2020 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Zuleikha since 2013, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.
- 21
- total births
- 2013–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Zuleikha was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
6 babies were named Zuleikha in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Zuleikha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zuleikha splits its recorded history at 2017: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zuleikha at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2013
Zuleikha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2020
- Peak year (2017)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Zuleikha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Zuleikha's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Zuleikha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zuleikha? ▼
Zuleikha has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 2013, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 6 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
When was Zuleikha most popular? ▼
Zuleikha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Zuleikha been used? ▼
Records for Zuleikha go back to 2013, giving 8 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Zuleikha? ▼
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.
What to do with Zuleikha's data
- Zuleikha's decade-level peak was the 2010s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Zuleikha
Nearby Names Like Zuleikha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zuleikha
Zula Girl
#7252 4,450 births
Zulema Girl
#2894 4,062 births
Zulma Girl
1,662 births
Zuleyka Girl
#5058 1,586 births
Zuleika Girl
#6712 1,230 births
Compare Zuleikha side by side: Zuleikha vs Zula Zuleikha vs Zulema Zuleikha vs Zulma
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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, 2013–2020 (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. "Zuleikha: Baby Name Since 2013 - 21 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zuleikha. 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 Zuleikha 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.