Fun Facts About the Name Zuleyka
- More than 1 thousand babies named Zuleyka: U.S. records list 1,586 babies given the name Zuleyka from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zuleyka Mean?
Zuleyka, a feminine name of Arabic origin, is commonly glossed as brilliant beauty or radiant. It is a variant spelling of Zuleika (also Zulaykha or Zuleikha). The Arabic form is زُلَيْخَة (Zulaykhah). The traditional meaning is not a securely established literal etymology, and no reliable break-down of the name into Arabic roots is established. The name is used in Arabic-speaking countries and in Persian-, Turkish-, and Urdu-speaking Muslim cultures; the spelling Zuleyka is one of several transliterations found in English and other languages.
Zuleyka Name History & Origins
Zulaykha is the name given in Islamic tradition to the wife of Potiphar (called al-Aziz in the Quran); the Quran does not name her. The name became widely known through the story of Yusuf and Zulaykha, which was expanded in Quranic commentary and in Persian, Turkish, and Urdu literature. The best-known Persian version is Jami's Yusuf and Zulaykha (15th century), which drew on earlier traditions. The name entered English through translations and literary works. In English literature it appears in Byron's The Bride of Abydos (1813) and Max Beerbohm's Zuleika Dobson (1911). These are literary uses of the name, not its origin. The spelling Zuleyka is a later variant of the English transliteration.
How Popular is the Name Zuleyka?
Zuleyka has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #1,694 in 2015.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,097 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #5,132 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2023 | #4,995 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #5,023 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #4,323 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2020 | #3,446 | 45 | 0.0028% |
| 2019 | #3,332 | 48 | 0.0029% |
| 2018 | #2,743 | 63 | 0.0037% |
| 2017 | #2,382 | 77 | 0.0045% |
| 2016 | #1,954 | 103 | 0.0058% |
| 2015 | #1,694 | 126 | 0.0071% |
| 2014 | #2,009 | 99 | 0.0055% |
| 2013 | #1,773 | 116 | 0.0066% |
| 2012 | #5,891 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2011 | #3,221 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 2010 | #4,301 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2009 | #3,943 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2008 | #3,264 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 2007 | #1,837 | 116 | 0.0060% |
| 2006 | #1,892 | 108 | 0.0057% |
| 2005 | #5,799 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #7,390 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #7,576 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #10,237 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #9,348 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #9,868 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #7,712 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #7,530 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #9,801 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #7,129 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #6,639 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #7,602 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #3,680 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1992 | #5,483 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #4,649 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #3,226 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1989 | #3,892 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1988 | #4,170 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #5,311 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #12,506 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #12,331 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #7,172 | 8 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Zuleyka Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have aspiration and inspiration, hope and guidance. Since you are intuitive and perceptive and you understand human nature. You have the power to achieve. Diplomacy and discretion make you a good mediator. You are inspired, introspective, and have a good understanding of the human heart. You can have the ability to commercialize your artistic talents successfully. You are often a mystery to others and to yourself. You are always reaching for something higher, without exactly knowing what that "higher" is. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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