Zelia Girl

How popular is Zelia?

#4,264 girl name in 2025

33 baby girls were named Zelia in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name.

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594living people named Zelia (est.)
14median age of people named Zelia
1,177babies named Zelia since 1880
1 in 100,465US babies born in 2025

Zelia popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#4,264 for girls (▲ 1176 from 2024)
Babies in 202533 girls
10-year trendRising (+32% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#5,286 in 2015, #6,079 in 2020
Peak year2025 (33 girls)
Highest rank#693 in 1887
First recorded1883
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Zelia is most popular

Babies named Zelia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)

Zelia by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s33#693
1890s96#756
1900s79#961
1910s158#1,151
1920s143#1,927
1930s63#2,306
1940s45#2,571
1950s38#4,375
1960s28#4,830
1970s18#7,290
1980s6#9,139
1990s19#9,576
2000s123#6,088
2010s192#5,286
2020s136#4,264

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Questions

Is Zelia a boy or girl name?
Zelia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zelia were girls.
How popular is the name Zelia?
33 baby girls were named Zelia in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name.
When was Zelia most popular?
Zelia peaked in 2025, when 33 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #693 in 1887.
How many people are named Zelia?
1,177 babies have been named Zelia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 594 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
Where is Zelia most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Zelia was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.