Zalea is a variant of Zaylee. One English interpretation is “a heavenly woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zalea is a variant of Zaylee. An origin associated with Zaylee is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zalea through the years
Babies since 1880
163
0 boys · 163 girls
Most popular year
2010
13 babies
2025
13
#8,347 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+15%
Rising
Zalea in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2006–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,347 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.