Zailee
Zailee was the 3710th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 3533rd with 45 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,742 places. More babies were named Zailee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zaylee) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #3,710 girls, up 364 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202245 babies
- Total since 1880
- 519babies recorded
What does the name Zailee mean?
Zailee is a spelling of Zaylee, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zaylee's meaning and origin.
Zaylee is a modern American coinage, recorded from 2000. Wiktionary describes it as a recent invention and compares it with Zayden, Kaylee and Jaylee, names that share its sound. It has no meaning of its own beyond these resemblances, so we do not give it one. The Z- beginning and -lee ending are both common in recent American names, and Zaylee was most common in the late 2010s.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage.
Related names: Zaylie, Kaylee, Jaylee.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zaylee' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Zailee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,710 | 41 |
| 2020 | #4,074 | 35 |
| 2010 | #9,768 | 12 |
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How popular is Zailee, counting every spelling?
Zailee is a spelling of Zaylee, a name family that ranked #612 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,710 for Zailee on its own. Together these spellings went to 480 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaylee | 286 | #919 | 1,800 |
| Zailey | 40 | #3,775 | 252 |
| Zaylie | 42 | #3,643 | 203 |
| Zailee | 41 | #3,710 | 199 |
| Zaeli | 19 | #6,315 | 71 |
| Zayli | 12 | #8,849 | 59 |
| Zayley | 9 | #10,907 | 53 |
| Zaily | 11 | #9,443 | 41 |
| Zaely | 7 | #13,152 | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zailee?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zailee (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zailee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zailee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zailee?
About 500 people born in the US named Zailee are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Zailee a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zailee by state
How common Zailee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zailee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zailee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zailee
How popular is the name Zailee?
Zailee was the 3710th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 3533rd with 45 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,742 places. More babies were named Zailee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zailee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zailee in the US.
Where is Zailee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zailee was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Georgia.