How Many People Are Named Zaelah?
An estimated 60 people in the United States have the first name Zaelah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Zaelah peaked in popularity in 2019 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaelah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zaelah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zaelah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
60
About 1 in 5,712,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2019
9 births
Total Registered
60
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaelah
Zaelah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 60 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaelah as a female name
Ranked #15,184 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (9 births)
Zaelah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaelah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 29 babies were registered. While Zaelah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zaelah by Decade
How has Zaelah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zaelah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaelah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zaelah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaelah?
We estimate approximately 60 people named Zaelah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,712,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaelah a common name?
Zaelah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 60 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaelah most popular?
Zaelah reached peak popularity in 2019, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaelah is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaelah a female name?
Zaelah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaelah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaelah Smith, Zaelah Johnson, Zaelah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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