Total births
26
Girls' name · since 1987
Zelenia
26 babies named Zelenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15917
- among girls today
- 26
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 10%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Zelenia is the #15917 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 26 recorded since 1987.
Zelenia has 26 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15917 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2024.
- #15917 among girls today
- 26 born since 1987
- 2020s peak decade
- 10% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zelenia is currently the #15917 girls' name in America, more common than 10% of girls - 26 born since 1987, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15917
- among girls today
- 26
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 10%
- more common than other girls
Zelenia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15917
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 10% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Zelenia was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
8 babies were named Zelenia in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Zelenia compares
26 9th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zelenia's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zelenia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zelenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zelenia splits its recorded history at 2021: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zelenia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#15,917
Active since
1987
Zelenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Zelenia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zelenia's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Zelenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
8 births
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 13 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zelenia? ▼
Since 1987, Social Security records show 26 babies named Zelenia. Today it holds rank #15917 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 8 births.
When was Zelenia most popular? ▼
Zelenia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Zelenia been used? ▼
Zelenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zelenia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zelma, Zelda, Zella, Zelie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zelenia
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Zelie Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zelenia: #15917 Girls' Name - 26 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zelenia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zelenia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.