Zaleya
Zaleya is a genus of flowering plants in the iceplant family Aizoaceae, found in Cape Verde, Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, Socotra, western Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Australia.
Meaning & Origin of Zaleya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zaleya is a genus of flowering plants in the iceplant family Aizoaceae, found in Cape Verde, Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, Socotra, western Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Australia.
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The Story of Zaleya
Zaleya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2019, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 13 Zaleyas were born — ranking #7,937 that year. As of 2026, Zaleya ranks #7,937 for baby girls with 13 births, with steady use. In total, more than 39 Zaleyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zaleya
Zaleya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 39 births in the dataset. Zaleya's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #7,937. Use the chart and map above to compare Zaleya'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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