Girls' name · since 2008

Zuley

Zuley has 166 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,757 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,745 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
166
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade

166 babies have been named Zuley since 2008, making it today's #12745 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zuley has been recorded 166 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #12745 nationally and more common than 26% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.

  • #21,757 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,745 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 166 born since 2008
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zuley ranks #21,757 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,745 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 166 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.

#21,757 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,745 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
166
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%26.3%
Zuley vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zuley's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Zuley compares

166 33rd percentile among 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

Zuley's all-time total is 56% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Zuley Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 166 376 567,345
Peak-year births 17 21 19,840

Zuley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Zuley splits its recorded history at 2016: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Zuley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
17
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
5101520 2008201120142018202120242025 7

Zuley by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 60% of the file).

2010s was Zuley's strongest decade.

100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Zuley births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Zuley by state

Where Zuley concentrates geographically, total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zuley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 9.6%
California share of Zuley's total US births 9.6%

16 of 166 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zuley?
166 babies have been named Zuley since 2008. All-time, it sits at #21,757 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,745 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 17 births.
Where does Zuley sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zuley ranks #21,757 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,745 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zuley most popular?
Zuley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Zuley most popular?
The top states for the name Zuley are California (16 births).
How long has the name Zuley been used?
Records for Zuley go back to 2008, giving 18 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Zuley?
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 Zuley's data

  • Zuley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Zuleys (16 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.

Keep exploring Zuley

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zuley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2008–2025 (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 Zuley 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.