Girls' name · since 1883
Zelia
Zelia has 1,177 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,271 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,177
- born since 1883
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,177 babies have been named Zelia since 1883, making it today's #4271 girls' name.
Zelia has 1,177 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4271 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #6,713 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,271 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,177 born since 1883
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zelia ranks #6,713 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,271 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,177 born since 1883, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,271 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,177
- born since 1883
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zelia's 1,177 recorded births place it above 90.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zelia compares
1,177 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 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
Zelia's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zelia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,177 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zelia's full recorded timeline at 1939, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Zelia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (192 births, 16% of the file).
2010s was Zelia's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Zelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 33
1880s
33 births
- 1890s
1890s
96 births
- 1900s
1900s
79 births
- 1910s
1910s
158 births
- 1920s
1920s
143 births
- 1930s 63
1930s
63 births
- 1940s 45
1940s
45 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s
2010s
192 births
- 2020s
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 192 births (16% of all-time use).
How Zelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zelia's total volume
Zelia by state
Where Zelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
18 of 1,177 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Zelia's data
- Zelia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (192 total births) through the 2020s (136) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zelias (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1883–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Zelia 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 August 2026.