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
Zuley's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2013)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Currently ranks #12745 among girls.
166 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2013 with 17 births in a single year.
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
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (60% of all-time use).
Zuley decade highlights
- Peak decade 100 births
- Runner-up 54 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Zuley by state
Where Zuley concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 9.6% |
16 of 166 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 9.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~17 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, 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.
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