Given name
Zulekha
“our precious son”
Zulekha is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “our precious son.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “our precious son.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zulekha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19
- 0 boys · 19 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 242 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.
Zulekha’s family of names
Zulekha has a related form in Zuleika. Zulekha has a related form in Zulecka. Zulekha has a related form in Zuleckah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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