Zaylie
Zaylie was the 3643rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2927th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 256 places. More babies were named Zaylie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zaylee) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #3,643 girls, up 524 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202457 babies
- Total since 1880
- 879babies recorded
What does the name Zaylie mean?
Zaylie 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)
Zaylie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,643 | 42 |
| 2020 | #4,167 | 34 |
| 2010 | #3,255 | 51 |
| 2000 | #11,795 | 8 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zaylie, counting every spelling?
Zaylie is a spelling of Zaylee, a name family that ranked #612 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,643 for Zaylie 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 Zaylie?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaylie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zaylie 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 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaylie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaylie?
About 900 people born in the US named Zaylie are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Zaylie 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.
Zaylie by state
How common Zaylie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.5×). In 48 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 Zaylie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zaylie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zaylie
How popular is the name Zaylie?
Zaylie was the 3643rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2927th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 256 places. More babies were named Zaylie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zaylie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zaylie in the US.
Where is Zaylie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaylie was most common in Utah (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.