Girl’s name · Arabic

Zuleyka

How to say it: zoo-LAY-kuh · /zuˈleɪkə/

Variant of Zuleika, Arabic for 'brilliant, fair' - modern respelling used in Spanish and English.

Zuleyka was the 3,785th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 26 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 76% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #6,375 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,785for girls in 2025
1 in 127,513US babies
26born in 2025
#6,375projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Zuleyka
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#3,785
Babies born in 202526
Share of births1 in 127,513
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−76%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#6,375

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Zuleyka is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 42 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Zuzu
  • Zule

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Zuleyka is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, Spanish.

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