girl's name
Zaylah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 874
Zaylah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 71 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 72,077 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2002.
Zaylah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 56 |
| 2010s | 428 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 368 |
How popular is Zaylah?
In 2025, Zaylah was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zaylah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zaylah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zaylah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zaylah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zaylah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zaylah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zaylah
How popular is the name Zaylah?
In 2025, Zaylah was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zaylah a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaylah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zaylah most popular?
Zaylah peaked in 2023, when 71 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zaylah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zaylah currently ranks #3,380 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.