How Many People Are Named Zailey?
An estimated 1,082 people in the United States have the first name Zailey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Zailey peaked in popularity in 2018 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zailey 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 Zailey paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zailey is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,082
About 1 in 316,779 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2018
93 births
Total Registered
1,091
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zailey
Zailey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,091 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zailey as a female name
Ranked #3,008 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (93 births)
Zailey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zailey span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 636 babies were registered. While Zailey is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zailey by Decade
How has Zailey 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.
Zailey by State
Birth registrations for Zailey span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, North Carolina, Kentucky. On average, about 33 Zaileys were registered per state.
Zailey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zailey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zailey
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zailey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zailey?
We estimate approximately 1,082 people named Zailey 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 316,779 Americans share this first name.
Is Zailey a common name?
Zailey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,091 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zailey most popular?
Zailey reached peak popularity in 2018, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zailey is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zailey a female name?
Zailey is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zailey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zailey Smith, Zailey Johnson, Zailey 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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