girl's name
Zuleyha
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 338
Zuleyha is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 2019, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising 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 1975.
Zuleyha over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 20 |
| 1980s | 45 |
| 1990s | 55 |
| 2000s | 40 |
| 2010s | 80 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 70 |
How popular is Zuleyha?
In 2025, Zuleyha was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Zuleyha is used
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 Zuleyha is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Züleyha | Züleyha is a rare spelling of Zuleyha, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 55 times, mostly in France. | 55 |
Names that peaked alongside Zuleyha
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zuleyha also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zuleyha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zuleyha
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zuleyha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zuleyha
How popular is the name Zuleyha?
In 2025, Zuleyha was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Is Zuleyha a girl's or a boy's name?
Zuleyha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zuleyha most popular?
Zuleyha peaked in 2019, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zuleyha a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zuleyha currently ranks #3,153 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.