Zuleyka
Zuleika is a feminine given name. Variations of the name include Suleika, Zuleikha, Zulaikha, Zuleyka, Zuleica, Züleyha and Zuleykha. The name is of uncertain origin, possibly from Persian, meaning "brilliant beauty", or from Arabic, meaning "bright and fair". Zuzu is a nickname.
Meaning & Origin of Zuleyka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zuleika is a feminine given name. Variations of the name include Suleika, Zuleikha, Zulaikha, Zuleyka, Zuleica, Züleyha and Zuleykha. The name is of uncertain origin, possibly from Persian, meaning "brilliant beauty", or from Arabic, meaning "bright and fair". Zuzu is a nickname.
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The Story of Zuleyka
Zuleyka first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1975, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 126 Zuleykas were born — ranking #1,685 that year. As of 2026, Zuleyka ranks #6,063 for baby girls with 20 births, falling sharply (-54%). In total, more than 2K Zuleykas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Zuleyka
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- Zulaikha Abu Risha (born 1942), Jordanian poet and activist
- Zuleika Alambert (1922–2012), Brazilian writer, feminist and politician
- Zuleika Bazhbeuk-Melikyan (born 1939), Armenian painter
- Zuleikha Chaudhuri , Indian 21st-century theatre director
- Zuleika Fuentes (born 1993), Puerto Rican handball player
- Suleika Ibáñez (1930-2013), Uruguayan writer, teacher, and translator
- Züleyxa "Zuzu" Izmailova (born 1985), Estonian-Azerbaijani journalist, environmental activist and politician
- Suleika Jaouad , American writer, advocate, and motivational speaker
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About the name Zuleyka
Zuleyka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Zuleyka's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,685. Use the chart and map above to compare Zuleyka'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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