How Many People Are Named Zaleyah?
An estimated 74 people in the United States have the first name Zaleyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Zaleyah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaleyah 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 Zaleyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zaleyah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
74
About 1 in 4,631,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2024
12 births
Total Registered
74
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaleyah
Zaleyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 74 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaleyah as a female name
Ranked #8,912 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (12 births)
Zaleyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaleyah span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 45 babies were registered. Zaleyah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zaleyah by Decade
How has Zaleyah 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.
Zaleyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaleyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zaleyah
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Zaleyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaleyah?
We estimate approximately 74 people named Zaleyah 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 4,631,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaleyah a common name?
Zaleyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 74 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaleyah most popular?
Zaleyah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaleyah is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaleyah a female name?
Zaleyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaleyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaleyah Smith, Zaleyah Johnson, Zaleyah 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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