Total births
34
Girls' name · since 2009
Zyllah
Zyllah has 34 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16723
- among girls today
- 34
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 6%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Zyllah is the #16723 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 34 recorded since 2009.
Zyllah has 34 recorded births among girls since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16723 as of the latest data, more common than 6% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #16723 among girls today
- 34 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
- 6% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Zyllah is currently the #16723 girls' name in America, more common than 6% of girls - 34 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16723
- among girls today
- 34
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 6%
- more common than other girls
Zyllah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16723
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 6% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Zyllah was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
7 babies were named Zyllah in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
How Zyllah compares
34 11th percentile among 17,726 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
Zyllah's all-time total is 91% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zyllah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zyllah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zyllah's full recorded timeline at 2022, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zyllah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2009
Current rank
#16,723
Active since
2009
Zyllah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Zyllah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zyllah's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Zyllah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zyllah? ▼
Zyllah has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16723 as of the latest data. 7 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
When was Zyllah most popular? ▼
Zyllah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Zyllah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zyllah since 2009 -- 17 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zyllah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zyla, Zylah, Zylee, Zylie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zyllah
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Zyliah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zyllah: #16723 Girls' Name - 34 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zyllah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zyllah 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 July 2026.