How Many People Are Named Zaylah?
An estimated 799 people in the United States have the first name Zaylah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Zaylah peaked in popularity in 2023 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaylah 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 Zaylah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
799
About 1 in 428,979 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2023
71 births
Total Registered
805
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaylah
Zaylah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 805 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaylah as a female name
Ranked #2,628 in 2024
67 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (71 births)
Zaylah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaylah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 427 babies were registered. While Zaylah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zaylah by Decade
How has Zaylah 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.
Zaylah by State
Birth registrations for Zaylah span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois. On average, about 29 Zaylahs were registered per state.
Zaylah + Last Name Combinations
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Zaylah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaylah?
We estimate approximately 799 people named Zaylah 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 428,979 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaylah a common name?
Zaylah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 805 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaylah most popular?
Zaylah reached peak popularity in 2023, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaylah is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaylah a female name?
Zaylah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaylah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaylah Smith, Zaylah Johnson, Zaylah 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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