US rank #1532 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,308 births

Zylah — #1532 US girls' name

1,308 babies named Zylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1532
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Zylah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

140 babies were named Zylah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,308 babies named Zylah between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zylah currently holds the #1532 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 140 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zylah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 649 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zylah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 159 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zylah in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zylah 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 1,308 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.

Zylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,308

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2024

140 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,532

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
140
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Zylah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
649 births that decade — 50% of Zylah's all-time total
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Zylah by state

Where Zylah concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
159 12.2%
#2 Texas
114 8.7%
#3 Florida
79 6.0%
#4 Georgia
47 3.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
41 3.1%
#6 New York
24 1.8%
#7 North Carolina
22 1.7%
#8 Louisiana
17 1.3%
California share of Zylah's total US births 12.2%
Even split

159 of 1,308 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Zylah appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zylah?
1,308 babies have been named Zylah since 2001. It currently ranks #1532 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 140 births.
When was Zylah most popular?
Zylah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 649 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zylah most popular?
The top states for the name Zylah are California (159 births), Texas (114 births), Florida (79 births).
How long has the name Zylah been used?
Zylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zyla, Zylee, Zylie, Zyliah, 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, 2001–2024 (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.