How Many People Are Named Zalia?
An estimated 436 people in the United States have the first name Zalia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Zalia peaked in popularity in 2023 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zalia 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 Zalia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
436
About 1 in 786,134 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2023
46 births
Total Registered
451
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zalia
Zalia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 451 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zalia as a female name
Ranked #3,875 in 2024
39 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (46 births)
Zalia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zalia span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 202 babies were registered. Zalia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zalia by Decade
How has Zalia 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.
Zalia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zalia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zalia
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zalia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zalia?
We estimate approximately 436 people named Zalia 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 786,134 Americans share this first name.
Is Zalia a common name?
Zalia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 451 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zalia most popular?
Zalia reached peak popularity in 2023, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zalia is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zalia a female name?
Zalia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zalia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zalia Smith, Zalia Johnson, Zalia 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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