Girls' name · since 1984
Zuleyma
951 babies named Zuleyma in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,787 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,626 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 951
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zuleyma currently ranks #5626 among girls' names in America, with 951 babies recorded since 1984.
Zuleyma has 951 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5626 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #7,787 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,626 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 951 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zuleyma ranks #7,787 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,626 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 951 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,787 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,626 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 951
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zuleyma's 951 recorded births place it above 89.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zuleyma compares
951 Top 33% higher than 67% of 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
Zuleyma's all-time total is 153% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zuleyma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 951 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zuleyma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zuleyma's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zuleyma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Zuleyma by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (293 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Zuleyma's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Zuleyma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
293 births
- 2000s
2000s
262 births
- 2010s
2010s
240 births
- 2020s
2020s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 293 births (31% of all-time use).
How Zuleyma compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zuleyma's total volume
Zuleyma by state
Where Zuleyma concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 307 | 32.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 70 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
307 of 951 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Zuleyma's data
- Zuleyma's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (293 total births) through the 2020s (130) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zuleymas (307 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 Zuleyma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Zuleyma 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.