girl's name
Zelaya
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 125
Zelaya is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2008.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Zelaya 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 | 11 |
| 2010s | 38 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 76 |
How popular is Zelaya?
In 2025, Zelaya was given to 20 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 Zelaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zelaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zelaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zelaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zelaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zelaya
How popular is the name Zelaya?
In 2025, Zelaya was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zelaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Zelaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Zelaya?
Zelaya has 3 syllables.
When was Zelaya most popular?
Zelaya peaked in 2025, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zelaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zelaya currently ranks #6,103 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.