Zelie
Zelie was the 1702nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1497th with 142 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,595 places. More babies were named Zelie in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,702 girls, up 221 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 121girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021142 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,264babies recorded
Zelie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #1,702 | 121 |
| 2020 | #1,923 | 100 |
| 2010 | #6,179 | 22 |
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How popular is Zelie, counting every spelling?
Zelie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,460 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,702 for Zelie on its own. Together these spellings went to 130 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zelie | 121 | #1,702 | 596 |
| Zellie | 9 | #10,908 | 50 |
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 Zelie?
121 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zelie (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zelie 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 69 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zelie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zelie?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Zelie are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Zelie a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Zelie by state
How common Zelie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (2.6×), Michigan (2.2×), Ohio (1.9×), Virginia (1.6×). In 32 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 Zelie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zelie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zelie
How popular is the name Zelie?
Zelie was the 1702nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1497th with 142 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,595 places. More babies were named Zelie in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zelie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zelie in the US.
Where is Zelie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zelie was most common in North Dakota (0.38 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kansas and Minnesota.