UK girl's name
Zulaykha
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Zulaykha is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Zulaykha popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5581, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2010, with 11 births.
This profile covers 99 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 1998 to 2021. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 27% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 99 living people in the UK are called Zulaykha. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Zulaykha ranked #5581 for girls in England and Wales in 2021, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2010, when 11 girls were registered as Zulaykha.
- • About 99 living people in the UK are estimated to have Zulaykha as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5581
2021
Births in 2021
3
Latest year
Peak year
2010
11 births
Estimated living
99
2026
Popularity
Zulaykha over time
The chart below shows babies named Zulaykha registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Zulaykha, the clearest high point is 2010. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2021, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zulaykha by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Zulaykha was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5058 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | #3567 | 62 | 9 |
| 2000s | #3637 | 27 | 5 |
| 1990s | #3848 | 3 | 1 |
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FAQ
Zulaykha: questions and answers
How popular is the name Zulaykha in the UK right now?
In 2021, Zulaykha was ranked #5581 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Zulaykha most popular?
The peak year on record was 2010, with 11 babies registered as Zulaykha in England and Wales.
How many people are called Zulaykha in the UK?
A total of 99 babies have been registered as Zulaykha across the 17 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.