Declining since 2022, #7,885 for girls today.
Popularity of Zailah since 2009
Babies named Zailah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 |
| 2010s | 131 |
| 2020s | 100 |
Meaning & origin
Zailah is a modern first name that first appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 2009. Its popularity peaked in 2023 before beginning a falling trajectory after 2022. The name is predominantly given to girls, with a 2025 rank of 7,885, corresponding to roughly 1 in every 123,636 female births. Its emergence in the 21st century and its sound pattern suggest it is a contemporary invention, likely inspired by similar-sounding names ending in -aila or -ayla.
Zailah first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2009, likely a modern coinage combining the popular Z- initial with the fashionable -ailah or -ila suffix (as seen in Layla, Kayla, etc.). Its sudden rise in the 2020s suggests it was formed for its sound rather than inherited from an established tradition. No pre-20th-century roots have been identified.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Zai, Zay
Variants: Zaylah
Sibling names for Zailah
Names that share Zailah's style, for a brother or sister.
