Girls' name · since 1955
Zully
Zully has 755 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,573 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 755
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zully is the #9573 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 755 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zully has been recorded 755 times among girls since 1955, currently ranked #9573 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #9,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,573 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 755 born since 1955
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zully ranks #9,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,573 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 755 born since 1955, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,573 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 755
- born since 1955
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zully's 755 recorded births place it above 87.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zully compares
755 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Zully's all-time total is 101% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zully | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 755 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zully's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zully's full recorded timeline at 1999, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zully popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Zully by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (218 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Zully's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Zully births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
195 births
- 2000s
2000s
218 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 218 births (29% of all-time use).
How Zully 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 Zully's total volume
Zully by state
Where Zully concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 178 | 23.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 44 | 5.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 22 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
178 of 755 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Zully's data
- Zully's decade-level peak was the 2000s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Zullys (178 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 Zully: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Zully 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.