Given name
Zuleyka
“one who is peaceful and safe”·“one who is brilliant and lovely; fair”
Zuleyka is a variant of Zulema. In Arabic use, Zulema carries the interpretation “one who is peaceful and safe.” Zuleyka is a variant of Zuleika. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is brilliant and lovely; fair.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zuleyka is a variant of Zulema. In Arabic use, Zulema carries the interpretation “one who is peaceful and safe.” Zuleyka is a variant of Zuleika. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is brilliant and lovely; fair.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zuleyka is a variant of Zuleika. An origin associated with Zuleika is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zuleyka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,586
- 0 boys · 1,586 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 126 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #5,097 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,097 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 58.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 126 in 2015. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,731 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.
Zuleyka’s family of names
Zuleyka has a related form in Zulema. Zuleyka has a related form in Zuleika.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Zuleyka
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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