How Many People Are Named Zaleah?
An estimated 357 people in the United States have the first name Zaleah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Zaleah peaked in popularity in 2021 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaleah 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 Zaleah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
357
About 1 in 960,096 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2021
27 births
Total Registered
360
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaleah
Zaleah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 360 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaleah as a female name
Ranked #5,587 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (27 births)
Zaleah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaleah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 197 babies were registered. While Zaleah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zaleah by Decade
How has Zaleah 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.
Zaleah by State
Birth registrations for Zaleah span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Arizona, New York. The lowest are in New York, Arizona, Texas. On average, about 9 Zaleahs were registered per state.
Zaleah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaleah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zaleah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaleah?
We estimate approximately 357 people named Zaleah 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 960,096 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaleah a common name?
Zaleah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 360 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaleah most popular?
Zaleah reached peak popularity in 2021, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaleah is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaleah a female name?
Zaleah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaleah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaleah Smith, Zaleah Johnson, Zaleah 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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