Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Zaliyah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,340 Trend ↑ Rising 89%
Rank 2025
#1,340
among girls · ↑877 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
166
named Zaliyah · +93% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,682
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
166 babies
All-time total
1,216
#6,558 all-time among girls
First recorded
2001
in Social Security records

Zaliyah popularity over time

1,216 babies have been named Zaliyah since 2001, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 165 17 – #4,475
2010s 498 50 +202% #2,998
2020s (to 2025) 553 92 +85% #1,340

Where Zaliyah 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 185 0.11 outside top 500
2027 202 0.13 outside top 500
2028 218 0.14 outside top 500
2029 233 0.15 outside top 500
2030 247 0.15 outside top 500

Where Zaliyah is most popular

Girls named Zaliyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.060 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Kansas, and Texas.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Zaliyah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 24 0.106 +75%
Kansas 5 0.087 +43%
Texas 67 0.083 +38%
Tennessee 12 0.076 +25%
Virginia 12 0.070 +17%
Florida 29 0.068 +12%
North Carolina 14 0.061 ≈ national
Louisiana 5 0.057 -5%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -8%
California 42 0.050 -17%
Arizona 7 0.050 -17%
Illinois 11 0.048 -20%
Colorado 5 0.045 -26%
New York 14 0.035 -41%
Pennsylvania 7 0.030 -51%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kentucky – – –
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Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Zaliyah

Zaliyah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,340 in 2025 with 166 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2001, 1,216 American babies have been named Zaliyah. Its peak came in 2025, when 166 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Zaliyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zaliyah?

The median living Zaliyah is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 13. An estimated 1,200 people named Zaliyah are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Zaliyah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 166 #1,340
2024 86 #2,217
2023 65 #2,703
2022 82 #2,294
2021 91 #2,101
2020 63 #2,681
2019 55 #2,998
2018 55 #3,003
2017 49 #3,303
2016 55 #3,059
2015 43 #3,649
2014 47 #3,423
2013 54 #3,075
2012 48 #3,416
2011 54 #3,131
2010 38 #4,022
2009 34 #4,475
2008 28 #5,276
2007 21 #6,546
2006 19 #6,833
2005 16 #7,491
2004 20 #6,211
2003 13 #8,496
2002 9 #11,098
2001 5 #17,944
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Zaliyah?

The median living Zaliyah is about 6 years old. Half of all living Zaliyahs are between 2 and 13 years old.

How many people named Zaliyah are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Zaliyah are alive in the United States, based on 1,216 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zaliyah in 2025?

Zaliyah ranked #1,340 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 166 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zaliyah?

1,216 babies have been named Zaliyah in the United States since 2001, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zaliyah most popular?

Zaliyah peaked in 2025, when 166 newborns received the name.

Is Zaliyah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Zaliyah rising or falling?

Zaliyah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zaliyah become more popular?

Zaliyah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 247 girls named Zaliyah 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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