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Zaylah

Girl

Meaning of Zaylah: American: 'invented name'

Zaylah is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3264th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3264

46 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

852

First recorded 2002 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 13 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 21 babies2012: 30 babies2013: 47 babies2014: 47 babies2015: 64 babies2016: 51 babies2017: 48 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 49 babies2020: 55 babies20202021: 67 babies2022: 62 babies2023: 71 babies2024: 67 babies2025: 46 babies
US babies named Zaylah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 71.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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