Zaylee
Girl name · #919 in 2025 · Rare
Zaylee ranks #919 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 286 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #982, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 6,294 girls born in 2025 was named Zaylee.
The 25-year story
Zaylee first appears in the Social Security records in 2000, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2018, when 511 girls were named Zaylee — good for #596 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. 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 Zaylee per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zaylee in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zaylee is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zaylee will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zaylee is most common
Geography matters for names, and Zaylee is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Zaylee is most common in AR (1 per 1,000), OK (0.7 per 1,000), TN (0.5 per 1,000), TX (0.3 per 1,000), NY (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Zaylee is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Zaylee
Statistically, parents drawn to Zaylee tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Hadlee, Kinslee, Adalee, Rosalee, and Maylee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zaylee | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 286 | #918 |
| 2024 | 354 | #796 |
| 2023 | 331 | #829 |
| 2022 | 412 | #713 |
| 2021 | 417 | #694 |
| 2020 | 434 | #662 |
| 2019 | 383 | #740 |
| 2018 | 511 | #596 |
| 2017 | 408 | #706 |
| 2016 | 351 | #813 |
| 2015 | 275 | #982 |
| 2014 | 184 | #1291 |
| 2013 | 179 | #1309 |
| 2012 | 161 | #1416 |
| 2011 | 162 | #1409 |
| 2010 | 142 | #1562 |
| 2009 | 135 | #1650 |
| 2008 | 99 | #2062 |
| 2007 | 74 | #2509 |
| 2006 | 58 | #2940 |
| 2005 | 41 | #3587 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5062 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9048 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12187 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15352 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zaylee a popular girl name?
Zaylee ranked #919 among girls in 2025 with 286 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #982.
When was the name Zaylee most popular?
Zaylee peaked in 2018, when 511 American girls received the name (ranked #596 that year). Since 2018 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Zaylee?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 6,294 newborn American girls was named Zaylee. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "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.