Feminine dossier · first seen 2002
Zaylah
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2023
Peak births
71
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Zaylah
How many people are named Zaylah?
An estimated 845 living Americans are named Zaylah.
How rare is Zaylah?
Zaylah is very rare among babies today, with 46 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 35.2% from its 2023 peak.
How old is the typical Zaylah?
The median age of a living American named Zaylah is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 12 years old.
Is Zaylah still popular?
Yes — Zaylah is currently rising in popularity, with 46 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.1× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Zaylah most common?
Zaylah has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.6× more often than the national baseline.
2002Peak 20232025
Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
35.2%
2025
46
All-time
852
Where it lives now
Zaylah is most concentrated in California — about 1.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Zaylah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.