US rank #7301 Girls' name Peak 2008 745 births

Zully — #7301 US girls' name

745 babies named Zully in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71970s581980s911990s1952000s2182010s1272020s49
#7301
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Zully was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

43 babies were named Zully in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zully

The Social Security Administration has registered 745 babies named Zully between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zully currently holds the #7301 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zully performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Zully shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 178 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zully in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zully 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 745 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.

Zully at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

745

Since 1955

70 years of records

Peak year

2008

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,301

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1955

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zully popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
43
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
01020304050 202420162009200219951987197919711955 7

Zully by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
218 births that decade — 29% of Zully's all-time total
1950s71970s581980s911990s1952000s2182010s1272020s49

Zully by state

Where Zully concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Zully
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
178 23.9%
#2 Texas
44 5.9%
#3 New York
22 3.0%
#4 Illinois
5 0.7%
California share of Zully's total US births 23.9%
Even split

178 of 745 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zully?
745 babies have been named Zully since 1955. It currently ranks #7301 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 43 births.
When was Zully most popular?
Zully was most popular in the 2000s decade with 218 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Zully most popular?
The top states for the name Zully are California (178 births), Texas (44 births), New York (22 births).
How long has the name Zully been used?
Zully has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 70 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zully?
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, 1955–2024 (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.