Zuleica is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning “brilliant beauty.” Its exact origin is debated among name scholars. It is a rare choice in US records.
Zuleica belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “brilliant beauty” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Zuleica first appears in Social Security records in 1988. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #5482 in 1992, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 170 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Zuleica means “brilliant beauty” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Zuleica is a girl name.
Zuleica comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Zuleica first appears in US records in 1988. Its best-ever ranking was #5482 in 1992, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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