Zelia
Zelia was the 4351st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 731st; the most babies were born in 2025 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,104 places. More babies were named Zelia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,351 girls, up 1,969 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202533 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,177babies recorded
Zelia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,351 | 33 |
| 2020 | #6,320 | 19 |
| 2010 | #7,504 | 17 |
| 2000 | #13,149 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #6,104 | 5 |
| 1940 | #2,735 | 11 |
| 1930 | #4,041 | 7 |
| 1920 | #3,339 | 10 |
| 1910 | #1,266 | 14 |
| 1900 | #1,430 | 9 |
| 1890 | #871 | 11 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zelia, counting every spelling?
Zelia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 33 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 33 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelia | 33 | #4,351 | 117 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zelia?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zelia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zelia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zelia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zelia?
About 600 people born in the US named Zelia are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 25. That makes Zelia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zelia by state
How common Zelia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zelia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zelia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zelia
How popular is the name Zelia?
Zelia was the 4351st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 731st; the most babies were born in 2025 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,104 places. More babies were named Zelia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zelia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zelia in the US.
Where is Zelia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zelia was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).