Zuleikha
Potiphar's wife, also known as Zuleikha, is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. She was the wife of Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh's guard in the time of Jacob and his twelve sons. According to the Book of Genesis, she falsely accused Joseph of attempted rape after he rejected her sexual advances, resulting in his imprisonment.
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Meaning & Origin of Zuleikha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Potiphar's wife, also known as Zuleikha, is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. She was the wife of Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh's guard in the time of Jacob and his twelve sons. According to the Book of Genesis, she falsely accused Joseph of attempted rape after he rejected her sexual advances, resulting in his imprisonment.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Zuleikha
Zuleikha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2013, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 6 Zuleikhas were born — ranking #14,119 that year. As of 2026, Zuleikha ranks #15,082 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 21 Zuleikhas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Zuleikha
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Zuleikha. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Zuleikha most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Kenya24%
- South Africa22%
- TZ22%
- United Kingdom20%
- Malaysia12%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Zuleikha
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About the name Zuleikha
Zuleikha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Zuleikha's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #14,119. Use the chart and map above to compare Zuleikha'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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