Given name

Zaleah

“a heavenly woman”

Zaleah is a variant of Zaylee. One English interpretation is “a heavenly woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zaleah is a variant of Zaylee. One English interpretation is “a heavenly woman.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Zaleah 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 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zaleah through the years

Babies since 1880
382
0 boys · 382 girls
Most popular year
2021
27 babies
2025
22
#5,717 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+6%
Steady
051015202025Highest share 202214
Zaleah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2004–2025, 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 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,717 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Zaleah’s family of names

Zaleah has a related form in Zaylee.

Walk Zaleah’s family in the name graph

ZaleahZaylee

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Zaleah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Zahlia

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Zamaya

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Calea

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18Very rareRising

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Izalea

12Very rare

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Naveah

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Zenayla

14Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

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Aleenah

17Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Zaleah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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