Total births
13
Girls' name · since 1996
Zuleyca
13 babies named Zuleyca in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 13
- total births
- 1996–2007
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Zuleyca is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 13 have been recorded since 1996.
Zuleyca has 13 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2007.
- 13 total births
- 1996–2007 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
13 girls have been named Zuleyca since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2007.
- 13
- total births
- 1996–2007
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Zuleyca was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
8 babies were named Zuleyca in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
Zuleyca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zuleyca's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zuleyca at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Zuleyca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2007
- Peak year (2007)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Zuleyca by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Zuleyca's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Zuleyca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zuleyca? ▼
Since 1996, Social Security records show 13 babies named Zuleyca. The most recent recorded year was 2007. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 8 births.
When was Zuleyca most popular? ▼
Zuleyca was most popular in the 2000s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Zuleyca been used? ▼
Zuleyca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 12 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Zuleyca? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Zuleyca
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zuleyca
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Zuleyka Girl
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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, 1996–2007 (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. "Zuleyca: Baby Name Since 1996 - 13 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zuleyca. 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 Zuleyca 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.