Girls' name · since 1980
Zulekha
19 babies named Zulekha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #46,728 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Zulekha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 19 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Zulekha recorded 19 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2020.
- #46,728 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 19 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zulekha ranks #46,728 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #46,728 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Zulekha's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zulekha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zulekha's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zulekha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2020
- Peak year (1980)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Zulekha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (9 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Zulekha's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Zulekha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
9 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 9 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Zulekha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (9 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zulekha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1980–2020 (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 Zulekha 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.