girl's name
Zély
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 385
Zély is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2021, when 30 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2006.
Zély over time
Births per decade in France, 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 | 45 |
| 2010s | 205 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 135 |
How popular is Zély?
In 2025, Zély was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Zély is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Zely | Zely is Zély without the acute accent, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #5,482. | 115 |
| Zëly | Zëly is a rare spelling of Zély, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Zély
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zély also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zély over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zély
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zély — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zély
Is Zély a girl's or a boy's name?
Zély is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zély most popular?
Zély peaked in 2021, when 30 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Zély a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zély currently ranks #2,465 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.