How Many People Are Named Zaylee?
An estimated 5,124 people in the United States have the first name Zaylee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Zaylee peaked in popularity in 2018 with 511 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaylee 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 Zaylee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zaylee is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,124
About 1 in 66,892 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2018
511 births
Total Registered
5,161
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaylee
Zaylee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,161 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaylee as a female name
Ranked #796 in 2024
354 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (511 births)
Zaylee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaylee span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,755 babies were registered. While Zaylee is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zaylee by Decade
How has Zaylee 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.
Zaylee by State
Birth registrations for Zaylee span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Nebraska, Connecticut, Nevada. On average, about 102 Zaylees were registered per state.
Zaylee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaylee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zaylee
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Zaylee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaylee?
We estimate approximately 5,124 people named Zaylee 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 66,892 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaylee a common name?
Zaylee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,161 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaylee most popular?
Zaylee reached peak popularity in 2018, when 511 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaylee is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaylee a female name?
Zaylee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaylee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaylee Smith, Zaylee Johnson, Zaylee 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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