Given name & surname
Zuleika
“one who is brilliant and lovely; fair”
Zuleika is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is brilliant and lovely; fair.”
Original Arabicزليخا
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who is brilliant and lovely; fair.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zuleika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,230
- 0 boys · 1,230 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,837 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,837 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 54 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,798 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zuleika’s family of names
Zuleika has a related form in Zuleyka. In English usage, Zuleika has a related form in ZULEICA. Zuleika has a related form in Zalika.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- زليخاvariant · Arabic
- Zuleykavariant
- Zulekhavariant
- Zuleikhavariant · English
- Zuleicavariant · English
- Zalikavariant
- Zuleikkalikely variant
- Zeleekavariant
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People named Zuleika
- Zuleikha RobinsonBritish actressborn 1977
- Zuzu AngelBrazilian-American fashion designer (1921-1976)
- Zuleika AlambertBrazilian writer, feminist, and politician1922–2012
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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