Recorded 1914–1933 Girls' name Peak 1918 52 births

Arzelia — girls' name

52 babies named Arzelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s211930s12
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Arzelia was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Arzelia in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arzelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Arzelia between 1914 and 1933, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arzelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arzelia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arzelia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arzelia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 52 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arzelia at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

52

Since 1914

20 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1914

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1933

Arzelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1914

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Arzelia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 40% of Arzelia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arzelia?
52 babies have been named Arzelia since 1914. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Arzelia most popular?
Arzelia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Arzelia been used?
Arzelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 20 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Arzelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arzella, Arzoi, Arzu, Arzoyi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1933 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.