Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Zailey

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,775 Trend ↓ Falling 38%
Rank 2025
#3,775
among girls · ↓763 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
40
named Zailey · -27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,182
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
93 babies
All-time total
1,131
#6,884 all-time among girls
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Zailey popularity over time

1,131 babies have been named Zailey since 2000, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
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1990s – – – –
2000s 171 17 – #3,798
2010s 636 64 +272% #2,083
2020s (to 2025) 324 54 -15% #2,440

Where Zailey is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 37 0.02 outside top 500
2027 34 0.02 outside top 500
2028 32 0.02 outside top 500
2029 31 0.02 outside top 500
2030 29 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Zailey

Zailey is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,775 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 1,131 American babies have been named Zailey. Its peak came in 2018, when 93 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zailey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zailey?

The median living Zailey is about 8 years old; half are between 5 and 13. An estimated 1,100 people named Zailey are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zailey year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 40 #3,775
2024 55 #3,012
2023 50 #3,270
2022 52 #3,167
2021 55 #3,036
2020 72 #2,440
2019 77 #2,354
2018 93 #2,083
2017 88 #2,183
2016 90 #2,167
2015 45 #3,531
2014 47 #3,422
2013 50 #3,265
2012 55 #3,093
2011 45 #3,548
2010 46 #3,515
2009 42 #3,798
2008 38 #4,173
2007 21 #6,545
2006 16 #7,863
2005 15 #7,886
2004 10 #10,674
2003 11 #9,663
2002 6 #15,392
2001 7 #13,490
2000 5 #17,615
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zailey, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zailey?

The median living Zailey is about 8 years old. Half of all living Zaileys are between 5 and 13 years old.

How many people named Zailey are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Zailey are alive in the United States, based on 1,131 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zailey in 2025?

Zailey ranked #3,775 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zailey?

1,131 babies have been named Zailey in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zailey most popular?

Zailey peaked in 2018, when 93 newborns received the name.

Is Zailey a boy or girl name?

Zailey is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zailey rising or falling?

Zailey has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Zailey become more popular?

Zailey is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 29 girls named Zailey in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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