Girl · #10,241 in 2026

Zuleima

Zuleima is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.

  • Spanish
Current Rank
#10,241
Peak Rank
#2,188 (1994)
Total Babies
709
5-Yr Trend
+29%
1984
First Year
2024
Last Year
1994
Peak Year
#2188
Peak Rank
709
Total Count
39
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Zuleima

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Zuleima is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Spanish

The Story of Zuleima

Zuleima first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1984, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 61 births, good for #2,188 nationwide. About 47% of every Zuleima on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Zuleima last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 709 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Zuleima

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Zuleima. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Zuleima

Phonetically similar names — useful when Zuleima is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Zuleima

What does the name Zuleima mean?
Zuleima is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
What is the origin of the name Zuleima?
Zuleima has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Spanish.
How popular is Zuleima in 2026?
In 2026, Zuleima ranks #10,241 among girls' names in the U.S., with 9 babies given the name that year.
When was Zuleima most popular?
Zuleima reached its peak popularity in 1994, ranking #2,188 that year with 61 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Zuleima most popular?
Zuleima has historically been most popular in Puerto Rico, California, Arizona. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Zuleima.
Is Zuleima a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Zuleima is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Zuleima?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Zuleima include Dyanna, Brieana, Abella. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Zuleima?
Common variants and related forms of Zuleima include Zulema, Zulma. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Zuleima

Zuleima is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 709 births in the dataset. Zuleima's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #2,188. Use the chart and map above to compare Zuleima'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.