Zalaya
Girl name · #2773 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 62 baby girls were named Zalaya, placing it at #2773 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6036, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 29,032 girls born in 2025 was named Zalaya.
The 25-year story
Zalaya first appears in the Social Security records in 2000, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 65 babies and a rank of #2674. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Zalaya per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zalaya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zalaya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zalaya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zalaya is most common
State-level data for Zalaya is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Zalaya
Statistically, parents drawn to Zalaya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Miraya, Zaraya, Yemaya, Analaya, and Elaya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zalaya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #2751 |
| 2024 | 46 | #3395 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2674 |
| 2022 | 45 | #3470 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4014 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3607 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3272 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4237 |
| 2017 | 28 | #4811 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5796 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6036 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6207 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5143 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7456 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13347 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11246 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8888 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8520 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8715 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15031 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zalaya a popular girl name?
Zalaya ranked #2773 among girls in 2025 with 62 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6036.
When was the name Zalaya most popular?
Zalaya peaked in 2023, when 65 American girls received the name (ranked #2674 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zalaya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 29,032 newborn American girls was named Zalaya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.