Zaylah
Girl name · #3377 in 2025 · Uniqueness 79/100
Zaylah is currently the #3377 girl name in the United States — 46 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2736, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 39,130 girls born in 2025 was named Zaylah.
Babies named Zaylah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 23-year story
Zaylah first appears in the Social Security records in 2002, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 71 babies and a rank of #2494. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Zaylah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Zaylah in class?
Zaylah scores 79 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Zaylah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zaylah is most common
State-level data for Zaylah is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Zaylah
Statistically, parents drawn to Zaylah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Leylah, Amylah, Saylah, Talulah, and Zylah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zaylah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #3342 |
| 2024 | 67 | #2607 |
| 2023 | 71 | #2494 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2756 |
| 2021 | 67 | #2586 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2931 |
| 2019 | 49 | #3222 |
| 2018 | 50 | #3201 |
| 2017 | 48 | #3305 |
| 2016 | 51 | #3182 |
| 2015 | 64 | #2736 |
| 2014 | 47 | #3369 |
| 2013 | 47 | #3367 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4707 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6148 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6182 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8109 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9007 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13606 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16099 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15432 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zaylah a popular girl name?
Zaylah ranked #3377 among girls in 2025 with 46 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2736.
When was the name Zaylah most popular?
Zaylah peaked in 2023, when 71 American girls received the name (ranked #2494 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zaylah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 39,130 newborn American girls was named Zaylah. It scores 79/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.