US rank #10499 Girls' name Peak 1994 709 births

Zuleima — #10499 US girls' name

709 babies named Zuleima in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s3352000s2182010s952020s36
#10499
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Zuleima was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

61 babies were named Zuleima in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zuleima

The Social Security Administration has registered 709 babies named Zuleima between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zuleima currently holds the #10499 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zuleima performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 335 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zuleima shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 229 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Zuleima in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zuleima 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 709 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.

Zuleima at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

709

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

1994

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,499

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zuleima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
61
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Zuleima by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
335 births that decade — 47% of Zuleima's all-time total
1980s251990s3352000s2182010s952020s36

Zuleima by state

Where Zuleima concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Zuleima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
229 32.3%
#2 Texas
28 3.9%
#3 Arizona
5 0.7%
#4 Illinois
5 0.7%
#5 New York
5 0.7%
California share of Zuleima's total US births 32.3%
Even split

229 of 709 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zuleima?
709 babies have been named Zuleima since 1984. It currently ranks #10499 among girls. The peak year was 1994 with 61 births.
When was Zuleima most popular?
Zuleima was most popular in the 1990s decade with 335 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Zuleima most popular?
The top states for the name Zuleima are California (229 births), Texas (28 births), Arizona (5 births).
How long has the name Zuleima been used?
Zuleima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zuleima?
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, 1984–2024 (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.