Zalea
Zalea is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are Australasian.
Meaning & Origin of Zalea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zalea is a genus of beach flies in the family Canacidae. All known species are Australasian.
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The Story of Zalea
American parents first put Zalea on the record books as a baby girl name in 2006, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 13 Zaleas were born — ranking #8,699 that year. About 58% of every Zalea on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Zalea last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 150 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Zalea
Zalea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 150 births in the dataset. Zalea's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #8,699. Use the chart and map above to compare Zalea's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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