Zaylee
Zaylee was the 919th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 286 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 597th with 511 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 65 places. More babies were named Zaylee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it ZAY-lee /ˈzeɪli/
- Rank in 2025
- #919 girls, down 256 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 286girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018511 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,450babies recorded
What does the name Zaylee mean?
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)
Zaylee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #919 | 286 |
| 2020 | #663 | 434 |
| 2010 | #1,565 | 142 |
| 2000 | #17,634 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Zaylee, counting every spelling?
Zaylee is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #612 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #919 for Zaylee 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 Zaylee?
286 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaylee (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zaylee 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 29 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaylee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaylee?
About 5,400 people born in the US named Zaylee are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Zaylee 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.
Zaylee by state
How common Zaylee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (2.9×), Oklahoma (2.8×), Iowa (2.3×), Utah (2.0×), Tennessee (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Minnesota, New Jersey, Virginia.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zaylee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zaylee, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Zaylee · Sibling names for Zaylee
Questions about the name Zaylee
How popular is the name Zaylee?
Zaylee was the 919th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 286 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 597th with 511 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 65 places. More babies were named Zaylee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zaylee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zaylee in the US.
Where is Zaylee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaylee was most common in Hawaii (0.96 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and Arkansas.