US rank #6027 Girls' name Peak 1990 929 births

Zuleyma — #6027 US girls' name

929 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.

1980s261990s2932000s2622010s2402020s108
#6027
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Zuleyma was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

49 babies were named Zuleyma in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zuleyma

The Social Security Administration has registered 929 babies named Zuleyma between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zuleyma currently holds the #6027 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zuleyma performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 293 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zuleyma shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 301 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zuleyma in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zuleyma in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 929 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zuleyma at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

929

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

1990

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,027

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zuleyma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
49
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Zuleyma by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
293 births that decade — 32% of Zuleyma's all-time total
1980s261990s2932000s2622010s2402020s108

Zuleyma by state

Where Zuleyma concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Zuleyma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
301 32.4%
#2 Texas
70 7.5%
#3 New York
16 1.7%
#4 Florida
5 0.5%
California share of Zuleyma's total US births 32.4%
Even split

301 of 929 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zuleyma?
929 babies have been named Zuleyma since 1984. It currently ranks #6027 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 49 births.
When was Zuleyma most popular?
Zuleyma was most popular in the 1990s decade with 293 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Zuleyma most popular?
The top states for the name Zuleyma are California (301 births), Texas (70 births), New York (16 births).
How long has the name Zuleyma been used?
Zuleyma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zuleyma?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.