Given name
Zayley
“a heavenly woman”
Zayley is a variant of Zaylee. One English interpretation is “a heavenly woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zayley is a variant of Zaylee. One English interpretation is “a heavenly woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zayley 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
Zayley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 267
- 0 boys · 267 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,907 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,907 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 53.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 2017.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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