girl's name
Zaylei
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 146
Zaylei is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 17 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2009.
Zaylei 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 | 5 |
| 2010s | 66 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 75 |
How popular is Zaylei?
In 2025, Zaylei was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Zaylei
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zaylei also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zaylei over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zaylei
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zaylei — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zaylei
How popular is the name Zaylei?
In 2025, Zaylei was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zaylei a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaylei is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zaylei most popular?
Zaylei peaked in 2020, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zaylei a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zaylei currently ranks #12,883 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.