How Many People Are Named Zaylei?
An estimated 138 people in the United States have the first name Zaylei. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Zaylei peaked in popularity in 2020 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaylei 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 Zaylei paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
138
About 1 in 2,483,727 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2020
17 births
Total Registered
139
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaylei
Zaylei is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 139 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaylei as a female name
Ranked #17,606 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (17 births)
Zaylei: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaylei span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 68 babies were registered. Zaylei remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zaylei by Decade
How has Zaylei 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.
Zaylei + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaylei as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zaylei: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaylei?
We estimate approximately 138 people named Zaylei 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 2,483,727 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaylei a common name?
Zaylei is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 139 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaylei most popular?
Zaylei reached peak popularity in 2020, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaylei is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaylei a female name?
Zaylei is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaylei Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaylei Smith, Zaylei Johnson, Zaylei 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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