Zulaykha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- zoo-LAY-kah
- Origin
- Arabic
Zulaykha is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zulaykha mean?
Arabic: Arabic Zulaykha
In Islamic tradition, Zulaykha is the name given to the wife of Potiphar in the story of Yusuf (Joseph).
Is Zulaykha a girl's or a boy's name?
Zulaykha is a girls' name.
How popular is Zulaykha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zulaykha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zulaykha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
Names like Zulaykha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Zainab, Abeeha, Hafsa, Summer, Safiya, Aaliyah, Zahara, Hiba, Rumaysa, Amira, Zoha
Names related to Zulaykha
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zulaykha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zulaykha, updated 20 October 2026.